Saturday, March 21, 2020

Mindfulness Reduces Paranoia

One week of mindfulness training can reduce paranoia
One of the main aspects of mindfulness is the ability to respond to internal experiences in a non-judgement way. In earlier research, non-judgement has also been identified as an important factor in predicting the effect of paranoid thinking, which is why the authors of the study decided to investigate this particular aspect of mindfulness.

Friday, March 20, 2020

Meditation and Mental Health

Self‐compassion and acceptance of experiences may explain the link between meditation and mental health

The study suggests that meditation is associated with improved mental health because of its relationship with self‐compassion, meaning in life, and the absence of experiential avoidance.

Thursday, March 19, 2020

Psilocybin and Emotions

Emotional Adjustment: The Modulatory Influence of Psilocybin on the Amygdala

Psilocybin appears to modulate responses to emotional material in ways that are not currently understood.  Psilocybin "aggravates" the amygdala, in a way that would predict negative outcomes, while simultaneously decreasing the amygdala's connections to the prefrontal cortex, the latter seeming to be more important in this equation.

Friday, March 13, 2020

Ambient Meditation Music

Posted about Ambient Meditation Music on the meditation blog, note there are some free tracks available.

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Single Psilocybin Dose Increases Mindfulness


Changes were measured at a 3 month follow up.  These were relatively high doses, probably around the equivalent of 4.5 grams of dried mushrooms for a 70kg individual.