Nondirective meditation activates default mode network and areas associated with memory retrieval and emotional processing.
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience February 26, 2014 Jian Xu, Alexandra Vik, Inge R Groote et al.
Nondirective meditation techniques are practiced with a relaxed focus of attention that permits spontaneously occurring thoughts, images, sensations, memories, and emotions to emerge and pass freely, without any expectation that mind wandering should abate. These techniques are thought to facilitate mental processing of emotional experiences, thereby contributing to wellness and stress...