{"id":263374,"date":"2024-10-29T00:54:53","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T00:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/29\/meditation-seems-to-improve-our-empathy-for-strangers-2\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:41","slug":"meditation-seems-to-improve-our-empathy-for-strangers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/29\/meditation-seems-to-improve-our-empathy-for-strangers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Meditation seems to improve our empathy for strangers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Meditation can help you connect with others<\/p>\n

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An eight-week meditation programme led women to experience more empathy<\/a> for strangers, suggesting that meditation can improve our ability to understand and experience other people\u2019s feelings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you practise mindfulness meditation, these feelings of connectivity and empathy and compassion arise naturally. It is like a side effect almost,\u201d says Fadel Zeidan<\/a> at the University of California, San Diego. This type of meditation is the practice of focusing attention on the present moment by observing sensations like the breath and is believed to reduce people\u2019s sense of self and help them\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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