The two main forms of meditation: Focused Attention FA & Open Monitoring OM.In FA one focuses on the breath and when your mind wanders you bring it back to the breath again. So the practice isnβt actually sitting with a blank mindβitβs bringing the focus back repeatedly. In the other form OM, you watch your thoughts non-judgmentally, acknowledge them, and then (theoretically) let them go. Rather than reacting to a thought, you just observe it curiously. In the new study, OM was more effective at helping reduce the number of negative thoughts people had, but FA helped a great deal, too.
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