Masters of Mindfulness: Transforming Your Mind and Body
Season 1, Episode 13: The Science of Mindful Aging
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Recent scientific discoveries reveal not only the mechanisms of aging at the cellular level, but also how our mental activities affect those processes. With Dr. Elissa Epel, learn how your activities—including a mindfulness practice—can affect inflammation; the length of the telomeres that protect our chromosomes; the health of our mitochondria, our cells’ centers of energy production; and our epigenome, the chemical compounds that turn our genes on and off.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
What You Practice Grows Stronger
Episode 2
Essential Themes of Mindfulness
Episode 3
Using Mindfulness to Grow Inner Resources
Episode 4
Hardwiring Inner Resources: HEAL
Episode 5
Mindfulness in Heartbreak
Episode 6
Embracing Change and Choosing Growth
Episode 7
A Mindful Approach to Anger
Episode 8
Getting to Know Your Anger
Episode 9
Mindfulness at Work: The Power of Authenticity
Episode 10
Mindfulness at Work: The Power of Appreciation
Episode 11
The Benefits of Brain Training
Episode 12
Mindfulness as Brain Training
Episode 13
The Science of Mindful Aging
Episode 14
Positive Behaviors That Slow Aging
Episode 15
Mindful Sex: Being Present in Your Body
Episode 16
Beyond the Orgasm: Communicate and Flow
Episode 17
Awe: A Defining Human Emotion
Episode 18
How Can You Find More Awe?
Episode 19
Blue Mind: The Healing Power of Water
Episode 20
Go Deeper: The Seven Ages of Water
Episode 21
Mindsight: Understanding Your Inner Life
Episode 22
The Wheel of Awareness: A Model for Well-Being