MINDFULNESS MEDITATION INCREASES ATTENTION SPAN

It’s official ... well, it has been for some time now - to those in the know - but it’s now even more

undeniable.

Mindfulness meditation increases attention span.

This definitive University of California scientific study is just one of an increasing number of recent studies that confirm the results of earlier studies.

See: MacLean, K, Saron, C, Wallace, B A et al  2010. “Intensive Meditation Training Improves Perceptual Discrimination and Sustained Attention”, Psychological Science, 21(6):829-39.  Online: http://pss.sagepub.com/content/early/2010/05/11/0956797610371339.abstract

http://pubget.com/paper/20483826

NOTE. This blog sets out a simple form of mindfulness sitting meditation.