Carter (PDN Admin)'s Blog – January 2011 Archive (3)
Study: Mindful meditation may strengthen certain brain regions, from AllHeadlineNews.com
New research suggests meditation may improve certain brain regions and help them with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress.
The Massachusetts General Hospital researchers said in a statement that changes in brain structure in people who practiced eight weeks of mindful meditation suggest the practice goes beyond simply making people feel better because they are spending time relaxing.
Meditation has long been recommended by practitioners as a way…
ContinueAdded by Carter (PDN Admin) on January 25, 2011 at 2:04pm — No Comments
January 17, 2011, 8:15 pm For Ex-Prisoners, a Haven Away From the Streets By TINA ROSENBERG from www.nytimes.com
This year, the United States will release nearly three-quarters of a million people from prison, a record high. Nationally, 2.3 million people are in prison in the United States, and 95 percent of them will, at some point, get out and go home.
Society has a strong interest in keeping them home — in helping them to become law-abiding citizens instead of falling back into their old ways and returning to prison. But American programs for newly released prisoners echo the typical…
ContinueAdded by Carter (PDN Admin) on January 24, 2011 at 2:00pm — No Comments
awesome prisoner quote :)
Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on January 20, 2011 at 1:25pm — No Comments
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