A mind filled with fear and bad thoughts is an unquiet mind. When you are worried, it can be hard to direct your attention on even a minor problem. For some people, this can interfere with work, sleep and other activities. In others, it could lead to a serious mental disorder. People who suffer from anxiety, a nervous disorder, have unreasonable thoughts and fears about the future. Often they are unable to control these thoughts. They are also less able to deal with stress. Two recent studies found that doing mindful meditation exercises can reduce signs of stress in people suffering from anxiety and make them more productive. The studies also showed that mindful meditation can lower a person’s stress levels. Meditation is a simple, low-cost way to help calm an unquiet brain. We can define mindful meditation as thinking quietly about what is going on in the present. You don't think about the past or the future. You think only about your own breathing and what you sense around you.
Title: Meditation May Reduce Stress, Increase Focus
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1982/meditation.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Meditation May Reduce Stress, Increase Focus' data-article-id='2500'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6729'>A mind filled with fear and bad thoughts is an unquiet mind.</span> <span data-start-time='6729' data-end-time='14563'>When you are worried, it can be hard to direct your attention on even a minor problem.</span> <span data-start-time='14563' data-end-time='21708'>For some people, this can interfere with work, sleep and other activities.</span> <span data-start-time='21708' data-end-time='27000'>In others, it could lead to a serious mental disorder.</span> <span data-start-time='27000' data-end-time='36708'>People who suffer from anxiety, a nervous disorder, have unreasonable thoughts and fears about the future.</span> <span data-start-time='36708' data-end-time='40729'>Often they are unable to control these thoughts.</span> <span data-start-time='40729' data-end-time='45771'>They are also less able to deal with stress.</span> <span data-start-time='45771' data-end-time='60083'>Two recent studies found that doing mindful meditation exercises can reduce signs of stress in people suffering from anxiety and make them more productive.</span> <span data-start-time='60083' data-end-time='67729'>The studies also showed that mindful meditation can lower a person’s stress levels.</span> <span data-start-time='67729' data-end-time='76021'>Meditation is a simple, low-cost way to help calm an unquiet brain.</span> <span data-start-time='76021' data-end-time='83958'>We can define mindful meditation as thinking quietly about what is going on in the present.</span> <span data-start-time='83958' data-end-time='87938'>You don't think about the past or the future.</span> <span data-start-time='87938' data-end-time='94229'>You think only about your own breathing and what you sense around you.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1982/meditation.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9003 data-hint-location='45771' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1982/what_does_suffer_mean.m4a'>What does suffer mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='experience something unpleasant'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1982/experience_something_unpleasant.m4a'><span>experience something unpleasant</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1982/direct_your_attention.m4a'><span>direct your attention</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1982/have_anxiety.m4a'><span>have anxiety</span></div><div class='choice' 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