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Meditation changes the brain. Altered states → Altered traits.
Research shows meditation reshapes brain circuits for attention, emotion, and self-awareness.
The altered states you feel during practice can become lasting traits.
Try our free course: 30 Days of Meditation, Science & Bliss — now on YouTube and the FitMind app.
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Meditation changes the brain. Altered states → Altered traits.
Research shows meditation reshapes brain circuits for attention, emotion, and self-awareness.
The altered states you feel during practice can become lasting traits.
Try our free course: 30 Days of Meditation, Science & Bliss — now on YouTube and the FitMind app.
FitMind Neuroscience-Based App: bit.ly/afitmind
Website: fitmind.org



![Day 16: Noticing How the Mind Works - 10-Minute Meditation | 30 Days of Meditation, Science & Bliss
In this training we will be noticing how the mind works. We can experience for ourselves how the mind and brain create our realities. In this 10-minute meditation, lets explore our inner laboratories.
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FitMind is a mental fitness nonprofit that aims to make science-based meditation accessible to all. With your support, we can spread wellbeing and mental health. Even the smallest contribution makes a significant impact: https://fitmind.org/donate.
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Resources & Science
- Paper 1: https://nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nyas.14321
- MN 18: https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/mn/mn.018.than.html
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![Day 17: Dependent Origination Explained - How the Mind Works | 30 Days of Meditation, Science, Bliss
The ancient Buddhist framework of Dependent Origination explained how the mind works and has six key links: Sensory Info, Feeling, Craving, Repeat Thoughts, Emotional Pattern, and Reaction.
This process can lead to automatic, unconscious attempts to satisfy urges, potentially escalating from small reactions to more significant conflicts.
Understanding this cycle allows for its disruption through techniques like the 4Rs (Recognize, Release, Relish, Remain), promoting wisdom and compassion.
Share the course with your friends! Heres a link to the complete 30 Days of Meditation, Science & Bliss course: https://bit.ly/30-day-course
FitMind is a mental fitness nonprofit that aims to make science-based meditation accessible to all. With your support, we can spread wellbeing and mental health. Even the smallest contribution makes a significant impact: https://fitmind.org/donate.
Website: https://www.fitmind.org
App: https://bit.ly/fitmindtraining
Podcast: https://www.fitmind.org/podcast
Resources & Science
- Paper 1: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225072303_Craving_to_Quit_Psychological_Models_and_Neurobiological_Mechanisms_of_Mindfulness_Training_as_Treatment_for_Addictions
- “Dependent Arising,” by Bhikkhu Anālayo https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Dependent-arising.pdf
- Book Recommendation: The Craving Mind by Dr. Judson Brewer
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