"Test subjects taking part in an 8-week program of mindfulness meditation showed results that astonished even the most experienced neuroscientists at Harvard University. The study was led by a Harvard-affiliated team of researchers based at Massachusetts General Hospital, and the team’s MRI scans documented for the very first time in medical history how meditation produced massive changes inside the brain’s gray matter. "The participants spent an average of 27 minutes per day practicing … Continue reading
iPads to tell eco-villagers and businesses when to switch on | Findhorn Foundation and Community
Residents in the Moray eco-village of Findhorn can now download ‘renewable energy forecasts’ from the internet that tell them when locally-produced renewable power is available, which could result in savings of up to 40 per cent on their electricity bills. Households in the village can schedule their peak energy use, such as running washing machines and dishwashers, to coincide with peaks in locally produced energy. Read more about the Green energy research project led by Heriot-Watt … Continue reading