About Psychology: States of Consciousness: Meditation, Hypnosis, and More

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Psychology Psychology Basics Theories Experiments From Kendra Cherry, your Guide to Psychology In this week's newsletter, we are focusing on a few different topics related to states of consciousness: What is meditation and how does it impact the mind and body? How does hypnosis work? Why exactly do we sleep? What could your dreams possibly mean? What Is Meditation? Research has shown that meditation has a range of psychological benefits. Learn more about what meditation is, how it works, and the effects it has on your mind and body... Learn more   Search Related Topics:  meditation  consciousness  self-awareness What Is Hypnosis? While hypnosis has become well-known thanks to popular acts where people are prompted to performs unusual or ridiculous actions, the technique has also been clinically proven to provide medical and therapeutic benefits, most notably in the reduction of pain and anxiety... Learn more   Search Related Topics:  states of consciousness  hypnosis  Why Do We Sleep? While the importance of sleep is well documented, scientists are not entirely certain why we sleep. Explore some of the different theories to explain the reasons behind sleep... Learn more   Search Related Topics:  sleep  states of consciousness  What Do Dreams Mean? What do your dreams mean? Many different dream interpretation theories have been proposed, but experts still are not sure exactly what dreams mean... Learn more   Search Related Topics:  dreams  states of consciousness  manifest content Related Searches Self Meditation Emotional Psychology Meditation Healing Spiritual Psychology Hypnosis Healing Featured Articles What Happens in the Brain During Meditation? Why Sleep After Learning Enhances Memory Psychology Tests and Quizzes 10 Fascinating Facts About Personality How to Boost Your Creativity Understanding Body Language   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Kendra Cherry Psychology Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Psychology newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Are You a Fully-Functioning Person? What Do Your Dreams Really Mean? How Emotionally Intelligent Are You? Do You Have a Genius IQ Score? How Do We Make Decisions?   Follow me on: Advertisement