Research Roundup April 2015 issue of Mindful magazine Disrupting Our Brain’s Bias Racial bias in policing is at the forefront of the news. So it’s heartening to see a study that finds bias can be reduced through mindfulness training. Adam Lueke and Brian Gibson of Central Michigan University looked at how instructing white college students in mindfulness would affect their “implicit bias”—or unconscious negative reactions—to black faces and faces of older people....

“It is the neuroscientific evidence particularly which shows us that the circuits in the brain that are important to underlying well-being exhibit plasticity—it changes as a consequence of experience and as a consequence of training. We know that the brain is constantly being changed, wittingly or unwittingly.” The brain keeps changing over its entire lifespan. The good news? We have some control over those changes. “We can all take responsibility for our own brains and we can shape our own brains in ways that are more positive and can lead to the cultivation of well-being....

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Plus, we’ve put together the perfect gift idea so you can share this fun family tradition with others… Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. We love our family Christmas countdown. But every year, there are certain activities that the family looks forward to more than others. Without fail, my little girl always begs to make and decorate Christmas cookies! It’s one of her favorite activities....