How Meditation Can Reshape Our Brains: Sara Lazar at TEDxCambridge 2011
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- Neuroscientist Sara Lazar's amazing brain scans show meditation can actually change the size of key regions of our brain, improving our memory and making us more empathetic, compassionate, and resilient under stress.
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One of the best ways to meditate is to gently become aware of your breathing. Just become aware of it. When your mind wanders just gently bring your attention back to becoming aware of your breathing again. Don't judge how well you did. Or whether it is "working". You always did well. And it always works. If thoughts or feelings arise and you lose conscious awareness of your breathing, just gently and without judgement bring your attention/awareness back to your breathing.
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This helps 😀
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Wow. I've been meditating for alot of years and your advice is spot on. Meditation is not perfected, it is practiced. 🧘♂️
a round ofaplause to her and the courage she takes to go on stage
A round ofaplause to her and the courage she takes to go on stage
I meditated 30 mins daily for 2 months a year ago and it REALLY worked for me. Since then I've found it much easier to deal with stress and difficult people, I gave up on bad habits, I'm less needy/more independent, I'm much more compassionate, a lot less selfish and FAR more altruistic than I used to be and best of all I've had a lot more spiritual experiences. As for the meditation itself, wow, I saw things I never knew existed. Meditation is the gift you never knew you had, give it a chance.
Love this!!
@@josejuarez5846 - One question can you recommend me a book that can guide me in mindfulness meditation and help me master it from the book ?
absolutely. more spiritual experiences* yes and better able to deal with people and their ways. resilient absolutely. and increased focus, awareness, steadiness
The mind illuminated is the best book on meditation
So what exactly you do during a meditation...
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Meditation really changed our life style and help make us strong every body.
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She was nervous (who wouldn't be). But did what she set out to do in a clear, convincing, and intelligent manner. This is a contribution to your well being. Take it to heart and appreciate it.
Agreed. And her (slight) nervousness actually makes her message MORE authentic. She is clearly a scientist presenting data - not a salesperson with the latest snake oil.
She should have meditated before the presentation 🧘♂️
@intelbro3097 lmfao. Then it did what I intended.
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Amen
Amen Amen and Amen
Amen yes Yahweh & Yashus send all whom read this back good Vibrations spiritually 💯🫶🙏
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Very impressive! The sophomores who are mocking her nervousness seem to forget that not everybody is comfortable on the stage, addressing people. She is herself. Let us respect that. More importantly, she communicates her point.
I agree with you. She did well.
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Meditation really changed our life style
Meditation is key to sound health, confidence and success
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Why so many negative comments about her speech? I think she done a great job, public speaking isn't as easy as people think
Bring this into schools, prisons, workplaces, aged care homes and more!
That is why Im here
Meditation makes me focus on ideas that will help me in life.
I also mediate monthly and have seen the impacts in it !!
I love those kind of ted talks. Just straight to the point, no jokes inbetween. Super clear and easy to follow&understand. Well done Sara
Simple, concise and effective talk. Gave the well grounded proof, peppered with the speaker's own initial doubts, and backed it all up with proof from brain scans. I loved this talk.
start a meditation habit today! seriously stop watching vids about it and just go for it
Wich type of meditation you do?
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Take up a 10 day course in Vipassana meditation. If anybody asks you money to teach you meditation, it most probably is not genuine.
Vipassana changed my life, forever grateful! With metta :)
Or see this video with complete attention
@@darshangowda9347 a ten episode youtube series of how to meditate? 😂
Meditation is simply everything.. that connects our very essence
After going through your lesson,one thing came to my mind,,,Phil, give it a try,,,.I start meditating from that day,,,Hey, guess what,,,my eyes sight got sharp,all anxiety in me calm down gradually,, thanks dear and keep doing your best to enlighten others,,,nice work ❤❤❤
I have an “irreversible” movement disorder from a bad car accident and meditation is shredding the disease down to nothing. I used to struggle to walk, now I run with bliss! Even deadlifted 315 lbs recently!
I cannot use my body the way it used to work but that doesn’t seem to matter. Meditation has disabled the fear center and disabled my seizure like tremor. Its opened my mind up to all sorts of new ways to move. I don’t know that I’ll ever feel the same as I used to but I feel 100x better already!
How are you now brother
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What I felt when I was meditating was that I was feeling a lot more happier and I could feel lot of sensations through out my body. Stopped overthinking. No judgement issues. Acceptance and a lot more.
Also become positive but above all the sudden 'wisdom' arise from peaceful is the most mysterious part:)
It’s been proven that meditation and pranayama can change your brain and your thoughts, and ultimately, your life. So many fantastic benefits to breath work!
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Meditating makes you focus and calm
She was amazing. She did not need a script. She knew every part of her topic and just freestyled. Impressive.
Yes ofcouse
I started meditating beginning of this year, I wish all human being start to meditate, it helped my depression from losing my dog, improved my sleep, I become a happier person, I am more aware of my thoughts, easier to control bad emotions and stress, it’s all what she said in the video
Yoga has changed my life completely. I started yoga over 20 years ago.
Meditation is everything that connects our essences
meditation really changed one life style and make us stronger
Weight lifting💪 and meditation 🧘♂️ is helping my anxiety big time
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Amen brother. Weight lifting is in it's own way a form of meditation. Focusing on your form, engaging the correct muscles to push the weights, counting your reps.
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To the people who think she's talking too fast, slow the speed to 0.75. It's that easy. Then go meditate.
It's fantastic to see that this is backed by science. It has to be one of the most under-rated ways to balance so much in our lives, especially with the stress and anxiety that we face everyday. Brilliant video tbh!!!
Ever since I started meditating, life has become easy for me
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It's make you feel relax on so many things
I love her research habit because it makes her take whatever she decides to do seriously because she have researched and found out that it's essential
I used to be an addict for 10 years, I tried to practice mindfulness meditation and it really helped me, I am no longer an addict 😊
Hey great to hear you succeed. How did you start? Did you make a gradual start to it? How long should I meditate for as a beginner - please give me some advice.
@@Vayanovic when I first started my goal was to meditate for 10 minutes everyday then after I noticed that I could exceed 10 minutes, I had to increase to 20 - 30 minutes. You know how to meditate right?
Close eye and sit alone daily start from 10 minutes
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Hey, try this: if you don't like how fast she talks, put the playback speed to 0.75x. Works like a charm!
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Seriously, you are a problem solver. Not a complainer. Thanks
Baron Sledjoys was watching in x2 lol
Baron Sledjoys How do I do that?. Thank yo.
cool x1.25 can still follow it but it's finished sooner
Meditation makes me have peace in my heart.
Meditation is key to every aspect of life.
This is amazing, we've been telling our students this for a long time, and now there is proof! Excellent! Thanks, Sara Lazar!
I meditate several times a week for 30 mins. I've stopped taking SSRI's. The video is interesting. I may increase to daily. Thx.
Hi, I take ssri. Whenever I quit I suffer some serious consequences. Pls help me.
@@chandanuu
It is not bad to take them! Don't think you have to stop, it just fixes the serotonin levels. It's nice if one can handle his/her life without it but first and foremost if it helps you, take it.
I suffer unbelievable without my SSRI & I think it ist very important to not stress myself about living without them.
Try to meditate and when you think it helps you than talk to your doctor about a smaller dose but don't glforce it or worry if it doesn't work
@@livegedreht Hi, Thank you for your advice. What is the common problem that you get when you quit taking ssri? For me it is digestive issues
@@chandanuu
I take them because of my depression, they come back when I quit
It is horrible I suffered so long but since I take them (1 Year) I can handle myself much better.
I have physical Symptoms too like dizziness but I don't recognize them that much because of my mood
@@livegedreht thank you for your reply.
Am glad scientists are now able to PROVE what some of us just already experience and feel ;) Thank you Sara.
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Be sincerely in all things you are proud of
Loved the talk. I'm new to meditation but I already feel like I'm feeling more clarity in my thoughts. Sure, could be placebo but whatever works works.
If you've never tried public speaking before, don't think you're authorized to judge her speech.
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She did fine , there was nothing wrong
Where do I get an authorization to judge people? I need one to answer your comment.
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Max Đỗ I would have to say that as a listener, or an audience, her talking in such a fast pace tends to make a person feel nervous. Her voice is not soothing I almost can not finish the video even though she seems to be very knowledgeable.
I wish everyone the happiest lives they could live. You deserve it. You’re worth something, don’t ever doubt it.
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Meditation has changed the life
Meditation has truly changed my life. It blows my mind that more people don't know about it/try it! Whenever someone opens up to me and tells me they're going through a hard time, I tell them to meditate. I encourage you all to do the same!
Is guided meditation good for a beginner ?
@@Србомбоница86 I would suggest a Vipassana course as a beginner, which is free of cost. You get to learn the technique thoroughly under a teacher. Good luck!
comments about her presentation skills possibly show lack of empathy and compassion. Perhaps take up meditation.
I agree.
well, I have to disagree , she is trying to tell us that meditation can affect your life and make u less nervous and it relieves anxiety and depression, while she ( a miditator ) is looking very anxious and nervous , which make us disbelief in her presentation as meditation didn't affect her at all in a very stressful situation , bottom line is that her nervous performance debunked what she was trying to proof
How can one judge her performance? It needs to be evaluated without meditation and with. Also, its more about personal style of speech. Some people like and some don't
The more presentations she gives, the better she will get. That demonstrates how neuroplasticity works. I don't think she is trying to convince you that meditation alone fixes everything.
Janine Cahill haha!!! Yes!!! Love it!!! ❤️
Meditation takes time and patience, but everyone can do it! Don't feel alone or frustrated, we were all in that same place.
Rightful Meditation in heart always keeps me positive 🎉
I tried this and it worked for me
Start daily meditation it's really help
She's amazing, the teaching is inspiring and encouraging
meditation helps me to focus more on things that helps my life and decrease stress
Mediation one of best
I use to worry so much about things surrounding me that it is not working well but since I started meditating remembering to hand over every situation to my heavenly father life has been stress free for me.
From several research show that meditation help in relaxing the brain and also help brain health wisely , and also straight the accessibility to full brain capacity
Tq for this... The science behind medidation... Exactly working... I am experiencing it from past 4 months... Awesome work.... Medidation- the most essential need for today's hurry burry world.... 100% i recommend this...
I love your studies, thank you Dr. Lazar for your work!!!!! It has helped me convinve even the most skeptical person that meditation and yoga really are incredible for brain health & overall wellbeing!
Video Summary:
1.Stress from environment (in terms of finance, friends family and work) is always there.
2.When you meditate your neuronal network changes which results in growth of frontal cortex or Neo brain which increases consciousness, compassion, awareness and distinction between right and wrong. This is called neuronal restructuring mediated by neuroplasticity (ability of neuronal networks to rewire).
3.When you don't meditate you reflexly respond to stress like animals (rats) do with fear anxiety stress and restlessness. In these individuals neuroplasticty is increase in size of fight or flight primitive subconscious brain namely amygdala. Amygdala volume increases.
4. Even when stressors go amygdala remain large in size, this shows brain has been rewired permanently, (until of course new stimulus like meditation undoes the previous damage).
5. Meditate more everyday to fight reflex stress generated emotional responses like anger greed despair anxiety and depression, replaced by compassion, kindness and awareness.
Our reflex natures are revelatory signatures of our past experiences.
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Good luck Token
It's good to learn new things.
Meditation is a way to build the mind and it makes one refresh to have positive thinking
This is excellent, very well explained.
This was so interesting and it really confirms more scientifically some of what I have thought for many years, just based on personal experience and what I've observed in others. It makes sense really. I enjoyed the video and to anyone that criticized her delivery, I thought she spoke really well. I doubt that she's a professional speaker and she seemed to just be enthused and excited about sharing this very interesting information.
( If she did have some stage fright -- big deal. Even professional speakers and entertainers can experience stage fright -- and even after many years. ) To the speaker, if you read this, thank you for sharing your time and your knowledge.
Thanks so much for your research which substantiates what yogis and meditators have known, but haven't had the scientific proof, for thousands of years.
God may you Bless the people who are struggling to make it in life. Amen
Thank you for attention
I love changing, I think that I've done a big change in my life so far but I still need to change a lot. I'm anxious, depressed, I have problems speaking, understanding concepts and memorizing. I have started meditating four months ago so let's see how good this will be for me in the long run.
Any update??
if you find the speed of the speaker's speech too fast for your comfort, you can slow the playback speed of the video to .75 or even slower (youtube has that option!)
One of the most lucid videos about the neuroscience of meditation . Super Sara Lazar
Exactly u understood it my way too😊
Ever since I knew the meaning of self meditation I stop worrying myself about life issues so early morning I stand in front of my mirror meditating how I want my life to be not only in the morning but also when I came back from work also and To God be the Glory I started seeing changes in my life
Meditation has changed my life!
@DD DD how did it change ur life?
good luck for your mind to improve the situation of society.
Very interest. I have been meditating for more than 25 years and I can identify with some of the changes she mentioned.
Whoa you sure have witnessed a lot of positivity over these 25 years
@@aratrikroy380 I can't talk for Carrie, but my experience is that there is a lot of unwanted/subconscious stuff hidden in ones mind, and when one meditates, this things will float to the surface and might not but you in a happy positive mood. Through meditation, extended awareness though will give you the space to deal with this things in a calm way, all though tears might be rolling.
Meditation is not so much about becoming happy, which is only a side effect. The goal is peace, content and fullfilment.
When you are in peace, content and fullfiled, who needs happiness :)
Thank you again. Such a brilliantly simple, real and evidenced based presentation.Hope that you are still enjoying the benefits of yoga, Sara.🙏
India🇮🇳 has given many things to the world including YOGA and MEDITATION👐🏻❤️
It's not india brother it's nepal .buddha was the one who spread it and the yogi in himalayas were one who invented it.Go read veda.
@@shashwatpoudel7273 you should read history before talking like this
lol lundians didnt give anything except gomutra😂
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A common misconception is that meditation "clears your thoughts". In mindfulness meditation, which is what this woman is speaking about, the instruction is to *pay attention* to anything that occurs in the moment. Rather than chasing thoughts away, in mindfulness you acknowledge them and then let them go and return to the point of focus, like the breath. You are never in any way in a trance. Quite the opposite, you are more fully awake and aware of the present moment, not "switching it off".
You can't turn off your brain you can only change it's focus. If you try to turn off your brain you will turn on the stress response.
@@adielwilson8749 i know a few people who turned their brains off.. 😂
@@adielwilson8749 This is my first response for a question I ask myself everytime I try meditation: 'Why am I so stressed and become angry, why I can't focus, when I try to meditate and it never feels like an ease but rather like sth I am forcing?" Thanks for the light. It's clearer now for me.
@@olaapekala you’re welcome.
She convinced me with science to actually start meditating. I'm a stressed out stroke survivor and I've been stuck in fight-or-flight mode for a few years now. I still have a hard time meditating and I don't really like it, but before I start I think about what she said and I do it anyway.
Tamara my heart goes out to you. I know what it feels like to be in fight or flight mode it sucks. It takes a toll on you. But its also teaching you something as well if you can tend to it. I hope you will get clear. Good luck on your journey.
Thanks! I hoped meditation would help me, but I'm just too restless to do it. With lots of effort I can do 10 minutes and afterwards I don't feel relaxed, but just more frustrated.
listen to guided meditation videos
I don't know what kind of technique you use to meditate, but in some cases it's a trial and error process. There are those who meditate on their own (like me), those who attend meditation groups, and those who listen to guided meditations. But in this last example, you could be overloaded with random thoughts: "Did I disable the automatic reproduction? Is the sound very loud?" etc etc, which ends up becoming a negative stimulus that takes you out of the right state of meditation. In addition, in many guided meditations they use visualization as a vehicle, which is wrong for someone who's just beginning (besides, they're different things).
Just find your own way, the one that best suits you. If you suffer from chronic stress or from anxiety syndrome, you must understand that they involve a conscientious task in which you must reeducate yourself, in many aspects, and learning to relax is one of them (I mention this one in particular because it's a requirement to meditate).
I think you don't like it because *maybe* you had created a structure of preconceptions around this, but you must evade them. Besides,
it's a slap in the anxiety's face and it's quite expected that you have some inner resistance to do it. Meditation simply "is", don't think of it, don't try to rationalize it. Just be there -present-, do what you're supposed to and let yourself be.
Sometimes we must force ourselves to do what is good for us, we like it or not, because only through experience can we learn to appreciate it. I believe that once you get into that special state and begin to really feel its benefits, then you'll begin to like it and you'll do it with greater enthusiasm.
It takes time and patience, but you can do it! And please, don't feel alone or frustrated, we were all in that same place. Like everything new, you should give yourself time to explore it at your own pace :) And I'm sorry, english isn't my native language and it's pretty rusty.
How's the meditation going? Did it help? Are you still practicing it?
Very informative! I have been meditating for years and have heard this many times. Interesting to hear it from a neuroscientist.
Thanks you so much for the training zen
Been a mediator help me focus more on how to help myself and decrease stress
meditation helped me combat my sexual addiction alongside smoking and xanax addiction. but i still procrastinate and feel mildly anxious at social gatherings.
This is an extremely helpful video. Thank you!
This is absolutely beautiful. Thank you thank you thank you
After meditation we feel very light and comfort
Be focus and be calm in all aspect of life
This was a awesome video. Very informative and provided great evidence to back it up. 10/10
I've been meaning to give this a try for years. I''m still skeptical but I will finally go for it, and see how it goes after a while.
how did it go
+Marcello Capone How did it go?
+Marcello Capone How did it go?
How did it go, Marcello Capone?
*WHAT DID YOU SEE?!*
Marcello Capone how did it go?! Its been months!!
That was a lot of awesome information to fit into 8 minutes! great talk :)
Meditation makes me become creative in bringing out ideas to solve defficul problems
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مدیتیشن مکان و زمان خاص خودش را نیاز دارد .
در یک مکان ارام و ترجیحا فضای یاز با صدای طبیعی و بعد از بیدلر شدن .
یک ارامش خاصی نصیب انسان خواهد کرد
🎉درود در هر حالت میتوان مدیتیشن کرد.
باید قوی و قدرتمند در ایجاد ذهنیت در تمرکز بر ارامش شرایط مختلف محیط باشیم. مهم تخلیه ذهن از هرگونه فرکانس اضافه در محیط اطراف است😊🎉❤
meditation should be taught to all young kids in school...imagine what the world would look like if we did that😮
Excellent presentation and key to attracting non-meditators to the power and benefits of mindful meditation. Sara is honest about her resistance to meditation and other researchers as well, but instrument based analysis illustrates how healthful the practice is for the brain. Dan Shanahan
Compelling and informative.
Meditation is of the way to help ourselves
Meditation is one of the things makes someone to be courageous in life
Meditation is everything. We would drive the pharmaceutical companies out of business if we practiced it everyday.