13/04/2023
Lotus wellbeing centre cooroy
Because of the human mind's tendency to obsess over the past and worry about the future (instead of simply being present), too much time alone can have real mental and physical health consequences.
So come along to Lotus Wellbeing Centre and get to know some people and let the process of meditation retrain your brain to accept being solitary which is different to feeling isolated.
When we feel isolated and separated from the "whole," one particular brain region (the "parietal lobe") becomes overheated.
To ensure loneliness doesn't roast your brain, you need to keep your parietal lobe calm, cool, and collected. Thankfully, meditation is up to the task.
Meditation can become your best friend.
A University of Pennsylvania scientist, Dr. Andrew Newberg, took brain images of Tibetan Monks during meditation.
Whilst they found their "highly intelligent" frontal lobes lit up the screen they also found
third-dimensional" based parietal lobes cooled off immensely, which is the same area that loneliness and social isolation brings to a boil.
By making us feel connected to everyone and everything, meditation cancels out the detrimental mental, emotional, and physical effects of loneliness.
So when you link both the potential of socialising with meditation you are creating a win-win situation for your brain.