Meditation is vital for our 'neuroplasticity', the brain's ability to adapt to change and reorganize itself over time, as it is the essential mental exercise which strengthens and develops the mind like a muscle, just as physical exercise trains the muscles in the rest of our body. ... The first type of meditation is called 'Shamatha' in Sanskrit, which is a narrowing of focus and which helps to train the mind to focus and stay where you put it. ... The stress-reaction involves an automatic 'flight or flight' physiological response whereby the body undergo...

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