Boost Your Mindset through Meditation

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Written By Lara May

Our mindset - the lens through which we view the world - shapes our perspective, beliefs, and behaviors. While genetics and past experiences contribute to mindset, we have the power to change ingrained thought patterns through meditation.

Research confirms meditation literally changes the brain's structure and function by altering neuroplasticity. Here’s how regular meditation boosts mindset:

Increases Grey Matter

Meditation grows grey matter volume in areas like the prefrontal cortex, which governs executive function, and the amygdala, your emotional processing center. This benefits focus, emotional intelligence, and cognitive flexibility.

Lowers Amygdala Reactivity

The amygdala is the brain’s threat detector, activating your fight-or-flight stress response. Meditation helps quiet an oversensitive amygdala so you respond vs. react to perceived threats or negativity.

Strengthens the Prefrontal Cortex

This region oversees rational thinking, willpower, and impulse control. Meditation enhances prefrontal cortex signaling to the amygdala, enabling you to pause before responding to stressors.

Reduces Default Mode Network Activity

This neural network underlies rumination and self-criticism. Meditation limits excessive DMN firing, so you spend less time dwelling on the past or judging yourself or others.

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Increases Neuroplasticity

Meditation boosts neuroplasticity, your brain’s ability to continually form new neural connections in response to experiences. This allows you to rewrite rigid thought patterns and see situations from new perspectives.

Lowers Stress Hormones

Mindfulness meditation decreases cortisol, adrenaline, and other stress hormones. Chronic stress damages the prefrontal cortex and heightens amygdala reactivity. Meditation reverses this.

In essence, meditation strengthens neural pathways connected to conscious awareness, compassion, emotional intelligence and cognitive flexibility - the building blocks of a positive mindset. Make meditation a daily habit, even for 10 minutes. Over time, you’ll react to challenges with more agility, resilience and calm.

The takeaway

Is that by meditating for just 10-15 minutes daily, you can literally reshape your brain's structure and function to support a more positive mindset. Meditation boosts grey matter, quiets your inner critic, increases neuroplasticity, reduces reactivity and stress hormones, and expands your capacity for conscious awareness and wisdom. Make meditation a lifelong habit to cultivate an empowered, purposeful mindset.

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