In The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You? Farias and Wikholm examine 40 years of clinical studies about the effects of Transcendental Meditation, popularized by Beatles Guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and investigate the astonishing claims made by mindfulness meditation advocates. Meditation practice appears to have physiological www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 4 mins. Meditation, they argue, is very similar to a pill. It is not an easy or certain cure for ailments, but “like medication, meditation can produce changes in us both physiologically and psychologically, and that it can affect all of us differently. In The Buddha Pill, pioneering psychologists Dr Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm put meditation and mindfulness under the microscope. Separating fact from fiction, they reveal what scientific research – including their groundbreaking study on yoga and meditation with prisoners – tells us about the benefits and limitations of these techniques for improving our lives.
Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm A review of the book The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You? by Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm. Art. 7, page 2 of 2 Murphy: The Buddha Pill. Farias and Wikholm challenge assumptions about the uses and effects of meditation and yoga. Controversially, The Buddha Pill argues that personal change effected by these spiritual practices can vary widely from one individual to another, and that peace and compassion may not always be the end result. Miguel Farias, editor Miguel Farias is the founding director of the Brain, Belief, and Behaviour Lab and an Associate Professor and at the Centre for Trust, Peace, and Social Relations, in Coventry University. Previously he was a lecturer in Experimental Psychology at Oxford University. His book with C. Wikholm, The Buddha Pill: Can Meditation Change You?
In The Buddha Pill, pioneering psychologists Dr Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm put meditation and mindfulness under the microscope. Separating fact from fiction, they reveal what scientific research – including their groundbreaking study on yoga and meditation with prisoners – tells us about the benefits and limitations of these. Yet nobody ever seems to talk about the negative impact it can have too, and to what extent it can really change us as people. In their ground-breaking book, The Buddha Pill, Dr. Miguel Farias and Dr. Catherine Wikholm put meditation and mindfulness under the microscope and challenge the mainstream perception of what they are for, and who should be practicing them. By Miguel Farias Catherine Wikholm, Watkins Publishing () "If you meditate or wonder if you should, this is the one book you must read." "In The Buddha Pill, pioneering psychologists Miguel Farias and Catherine Wikholm put meditation and mindfulness under the microscope. Separating fact from fiction, they reveal what scientific research including their groundbreaking study on yoga and meditation with prisoners tells us about the benefits and limitations of these techniques for.
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