Research

A meeting between the Dalai Lama, several monks, and Western scientists, recorded in Daniel Goleman's book Destructive Emotions, explored how mindfulness and meditation can manage emotions. The Mind and Life team demonstrated that these practices have measurable positive effects on emotional regulation. Subsequent laboratory studies found that mindfulness and meditation not only relax the mind and body but can also influence and sometimes restructure brain regions.

Study at a glance

Abstract

a meeting was held in which the Dalai Lama and several monks spent a week engaging in extensive dialogue with Western scientists.These dialogues are recorded in the book: Destructive Emotions: How Can We Overcome Them?A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama written by Daniel Goleman -who is also the author of the book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, and also brought this expression into mainstream use.The Mind and Life team was able to prove that mindfulness and meditation approaches have demonstrable positive effects in managing emotions.Numerous scientific studies have now been conducted in the laboratories of the Mind and Life researchers.Not only does mindfulness and meditation relax the mind and body, it's also been found to influence and sometimes even restructure areas of the brain.