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Kathy Sykes : Alternative Therapies – Meditation 3 of 6 – BBC Health Documentary Series (Spiritube)

Apr 12 2011 in Buddhist News by littlebuddha

Alternative Therapies – Meditation 3 of 6 – BBC Health Documentary Series
Alternative TherapiesJoin Kathy Sykes on a personal journey of exploration
into the controversial world of alternative therapies. Are there lessons for
mainstream medicine to be learned from these increasingly popular therapies?In
a journey that takes her from Buddhist monks in Nepal, to brain labs in
America – via yogic flying – Kathy investigates what cutting edge research can
tell us about the ancient practice of meditation.Having learnt some basic
meditation for herself at a monastery in the foothills of the Himalayas, Kathy
sets off to find out what science can tell her about the experiences she’s
had. Her investigation takes her down two routes — can meditation improve
your body, and can it improve your mind?In the US she learns how her body
responds when she meditates, and hears from a patient who believes the
practice has given him his life back. From there, she journeys deeper into
America, to a unique city which gathers together twice a day to meditate. She
hears their claims for meditation’s health benefits, and is given a rare
demonstration of yogic flying.But can meditation really deliver what …