meditation is essentially like a series of exercises for your brain. And you can see the changes on the brain scans, and that's really compelling. So i'm guessing here that this very educated guess, that the the meditation has, it's al abot, so introspection, as is so much of eastern philosophy. I agree with you, martia. I disagree with you neil, cause i don't know what you're mind, but my mind's ter in a lot of poopand other peopleand aisells mind, im the iretinal poop dispenser.
What is the science behind meditation? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Marcia Belsky discuss mental health, meditation, and the theory of consciousness with former news anchor, Dan Harris and neuroscientist Heather Berlin, PhD.
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