God is great-for your mental, physical, and spiritual health.
That's the finding of this startling, authoritative, and
controversial book by the bestselling authors of "Born to Believe.
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Based on new evidence culled from their brain-scan studies on
memory patients and meditators, their Web-based survey of people's
religious and spiritual experiences, and their analyses of adult
drawings of God, neuroscientist Andrew Newberg, therapist Mark
Robert Waldman, and their research team have concluded that active
and positive spiritual belief changes the human brain for the
better. What's more, actual faith isn't always necessary: atheists
who meditate on positive imagery can obtain similar neurological
benefits. Written in an accessible style-with illustrations
highlighting how spiritual experiences affect the mind-How God
Changes Your Brain offers the following breakthrough discoveries:
- Not only do prayer and spiritual practice reduce stress and
anxiety, but just twelve minutes of meditation per day may slow
down the aging process.
- Contemplating a loving God rather than a punitive God reduces
anxiety, depression, and stress and increases feelings of security,
compassion, and love.
- Fundamentalism, in and of itself, is benign and can be personally
beneficial, but the anger and prejudice generated by extreme
beliefs can permanently damage your brain.
- Intense prayer and meditation permanently change numerous
structures and functions in the brain-altering your values and the
way you perceive reality.
How God Changes Your Brain is both a revelatory work of modern
science and a practical guide for readers to enhance their physical
and emotional health and to avoid mental decline. Newberg and
Waldman explain the eight best ways to "exercise" your brain and
guide readers through specific routines derived from a wide variety
of Eastern and Western spiritual practices that improve personal
awareness and empathy. They explain why yawning heightens
consciousness and relaxation, and they teach "Compassionate
Communication," a new mediation technique that builds intimacy with
family and friends in less than fifteen minutes of practice.
Unique in its conclusions and innovative in its methods, How God
Changes Your Brain is a first-of-a-kind book about faith that is as
credible as it is inspiring.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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