“No rigorous scientist or meditation teacher committed to their practice will say that mindfulness techniques, or meditation in general, are adequate to prevent or cure all ills. But what is certain is that meditation, little by little, trains us to perceive reality in a less painful way, to detect and accept situations that we cannot change, to be proactive about those we can change, and to cultivate emotions. positive. As I describe throughout this book, among the benefits of integrating this type of practice into our daily habits are improvements in resistance to stress, transformations in the brain, and also more microscopic changes that are installed in cells and adorn our DNA. »

Led by one of the leading researchers in this field, The Science of Meditation is a fascinating journey through the most recent scientific discoveries about the risks of chronic stress and the benefits of meditative practices; from brain health to modulating the expression of our genes through epigenetics.