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Targeting Brain Changes Through Meditation

Transform your habits through meditation
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Course: On-Demand
Essential Provider Rikki Gilmore-Byrd  5 Lessons ·  12m  in Arabic, English, Spanish 

Course Description

Do you have a bad habit you want to stop? Or maybe there’s a positive habit that you’d like to add to your daily routine. Meditation can help you achieve these goals. It increases self-awareness, which is essential when replacing undesired habits with ones you want. It also supports better self-control and emotional regulation, making it easier to change your thoughts and behavior. This course will help you improve your mental habits by practicing meditation to change physical and social habits. We will explore how to sustain mental habits by developing a self-improvement plan and remaining intentional.

In this course on Targeting Brain Changes Through Meditation, you will learn about the connection between meditation and mental habits. You will also explore a guided meditation for changing habits. Finally, you will discover how to effectively sustain the changes you’ve worked hard to enact. By using the strategies we share in this course, you can start improving your daily life.

What You'll Learn

  • Discover how to improve your life by changing habits through meditation
  • Understand the connection between meditation and mental habits
  • Practice a guided meditation aimed at improving habits
  • Develop a self-improvement plan to sustain mental habits intentionally
  • Apply strategies to sustain the changes you have worked to enact

Key Takeaways

  • Meditation increases self-awareness, which is essential when replacing undesired habits with desired ones.
  • Meditation supports better self-control and emotional regulation, making it easier to change thoughts and behavior.
  • Sustaining mental habits involves developing a self-improvement plan and remaining intentional.
  • Practicing meditation to change mental habits can help change physical and social habits.
  • The course covers the meditation-habit connection, a guided meditation for changing habits, and how to sustain those changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What will I learn in this course?

You will learn about the connection between meditation and mental habits, explore a guided meditation for changing habits, and discover how to effectively sustain the changes you have worked to enact.

Who is this course for?

It is for anyone who wants to stop a bad habit or add a positive habit to their daily routine using meditation to change physical and social habits.

How can meditation help change habits?

Meditation increases self-awareness, which is essential when replacing undesired habits with ones you want, and it supports better self-control and emotional regulation, making it easier to change your thoughts and behavior.

What topics do the lessons cover?

The lessons include an Introduction, Meditation and Mental Habits, a Guided Meditation for Changing Habits, Sustaining Mental Changes, and a Test Your Knowledge assessment.

What skills does this course help develop?

It helps develop self-awareness, performance improvement, and relaxation techniques.