In this episode I ask, What Does the Science Say and of course share my thoughts and experiences of building a daily meditative practice.

When I originally started looking into buddhism I was a skeptic and cynic of any kind of belief or practice that resembled a religion which didn't allow for an open mind into exploring Buddhism, but what changed? Well, it came from taking part in a course from Princetown University on the emerging mass learning platforms tittle Buddhism and Modern Psychology. From this I learned that Buddhism and meditation doesn't fit the traditional mode of a religion and in fact was not only compatible with a secular worldview but was also backed by genuine scientific research coming out of some of America's leading Universities.

Also, I have introduced a meditation journal to my practice and this week experimented with a focus meditation and share my thoughts of meditating in the morning vs at night.

See bellow for the links mentioned in the podcast

Buddhism and Modern Psychology Course

Bangor University Masters Degree on Mindfulness Teaching

Google Scholar result of research on Default Mode Network

Paper: Impact of Mindfulness-Based Teacher Training on MBSR Participant Well-Being Outcomes and Course Satisfaction

Paper: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: Effectiveness and LimitationsPaper: Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Specificity of Life Goals

If you cannot access the papers they maybe behind a paywal

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