Meditation may boost memory, a recently published preliminary study shows. In an experiment involving a group of older adults--all of whom had some degree of memory impairment at the study's start--researchers found that regular meditation practice helped improve blood flow to the brain.
For eight weeks, 14 study members practiced a daily 12-minute meditation exercise known as Kirtan Kriya. Tests conducted at the end of the eight-week period showed that the participants had an increased blood flow in brain regions involved in retrieving memories. The study members also had improved performance on tests measuring cognitive function, memory, and attention.
Meditation may offer a host of other health benefits, including stress relief, management of chronic pain, improvement in symptoms of depression, and promotion of sounder sleep.
In his book, Soul Mind Body Medicine, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha suggests chanting “ling yow chee chee chee – joe ling bah/ling yow chee chee chee – jow ar ar sih sih” while meditating to strengthen and balance the left and tight hemispheres of the brain. Try adding this to your meditation practice to improve brain function!
Great site. A lot of useful information here. I’m sending it to some friends!
I agree with Shunya. I had Parkinson’s disease for 16 months. Although the experts say it is an incurable disease, I fought it from a completely holistic perspective and I have been symptom free since June 12, 2010. It is chronicled at http://fightingparkinsonsdrugfree.blogspot.com/.
One of the things I did, and continue to do daily, is Dr. Sha’s chant as outlined by Shunya. I chant it for 5 minutes out loud as fast as I can, two times per day. I can feel the activity in my brain as I chant. Thank you for a great informational website.
The brain vibration chant continues to work well. I have an explanation and video of it on my site, http://www.fightingparkinsonsdrugfree.com.
Meditation is helpful but you can use some supplements to improve memory. I use focus factor and it did the job quite nicely. I found out about it from http://www.brainopinions.com/focus-factor-reviews/ . You can try it and see if it helps.