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Grace Walsh

The brain starts to rest just '2 minutes' into meditation, new study says - here's how to get there

Woman meditating with closed eyes.

If you've struggled to 'get in the zone' for meditation and given up trying to reap the benefits of this popular ancient practice, you're certainly not alone. Many people struggle to get into the headspace (even with meditation apps) and think they have to do it for ages before the benefits appear.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School, the University of Nottingham, and NIMHANS India have debunked this idea in a study that's the first of its kind in 60 years of neuroscience. It revealed when the brain starts to change during meditation, minute by minute.

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