Calm Can Take Effort at First
After three short daily sessions of mindfulness training, people felt less stressed in a tough speech test, yet their cortisol rose more than a comparison group’s. Letting go may take effort at first.
Source: Mindfulness and stress hormoneslearn more at tribeofgiants.com
Growing evidenceThe research
- Creswell, J. D., Pacilio, L. E., Lindsay, E. K., & Brown, K. W. (2014). Brief mindfulness meditation training alters psychological and neuroendocrine responses to social evaluative stress. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 44, 1–12.
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Calm Can Take Effort at First
After three short daily sessions of mindfulness training, people felt less stressed in a tough speech test, yet their cortisol rose more than a comparison group’s. Letting go may take effort at first.
Source: Mindfulness and stress hormones · Growing evidence
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