{"id":8463,"date":"2016-10-24T10:00:46","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T10:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/24\/neuroplasticity-and-meditation\/"},"modified":"2023-02-21T10:23:55","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T10:23:55","slug":"neuroplasticity-and-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/neuroplasticity-and-meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Nueroplasticity And Meditation &#8211; Transforming Consciousness"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8463\" class=\"elementor elementor-8463\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1edbff59 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1edbff59\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5df31c0c\" data-id=\"5df31c0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a19ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e4a19ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Meditation-For-Tiredness-e1676974802735-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Meditation-For-Tiredness-e1676974802735-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Meditation-For-Tiredness-e1676974802735-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Meditation-For-Tiredness-e1676974802735-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Meditation-For-Tiredness-e1676974802735-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Meditation-For-Tiredness-e1676974802735.jpg 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29957438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29957438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>We all tend to accept that once we\u2019re adults, not much in our physical (and sometimes even spiritual) selves will change. Away from the uncertainty of adolescence &#8211; where there\u2019s the constant uneasy feeling that we\u2019ll look in the mirror and our nose will be twice as big, or our legs will grow by 18 inches in the night &#8211; adulthood feels fairly fixed. We\u2019re as tall as we\u2019re ever going to be, we know roughly how clever we are, our ideas about the world aren\u2019t subjected to ricocheting swings of hormones and moods. We may slowly adjust as we grow older, but the fundamentals aren\u2019t going to change anytime soon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56740a5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"56740a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/find-a-course\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-discourse\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find an upcoming course<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093836c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"093836c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And for a long time, this is how scientists felt about our brains. They grow larger, transform and absorb information during childhood, but once we reach maturity they simply stop, changing as little throughout life as our shoe size. The idea that once we reach adulthood we are trapped in our own fixed perception, restricted by its prejudices, experiences and fears, is a disheartening one &#8211; and also one that is counterintuitive. While it\u2019s clear that some people are set in their ways, it\u2019s also obvious that many can undergo radical change &#8211; with a life event or unexpected realisation completely changing how they interact with the world. 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