{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/659e9f2060548c00181eee14?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Guided Meditation - and... relax....","description":"<p>Meditation and mindfulness are both useful interrelated tools to improve one’s mental health.</p><p><br></p><p>Meditation should ideally be a regular practice and in this episode I discuss some of the benefits as well as take you through a short guided mediation on self-compassion.</p><p><br></p><p>Links:</p><p><br></p><p>Mindfulness and CBT:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-24256-9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-24256-9</a></p><p><br></p><p>Mindfulness and changes in the brain - neuroplasticity:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CBfCW67xT8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CBfCW67xT8</a></p><p><br></p><p>Meditation and mindfulness nuances:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://positivepsychology.com/differences-between-mindfulness-meditation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://positivepsychology.com/differences-between-mindfulness-meditation/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Mindfulness and meditation during COVID-19:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7287297/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7287297/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Measurement of brain responses to meditation:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8638869/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8638869/</a></p>","author_name":"Dr Ayan Panja"}