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Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body
- Narrated by: Daniel Goleman
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Health & Wellness, Alternative & Complementary Medicine
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- Smyly C.
- 20-10-19
Decent
Really good, nice the author read it but his voice can lose you, however I find with these kinds of books a little and often rather than all at once helps. Off setting the tone of the reader and I’m glad he read it!
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-11-17
Not for me, unfortunately.
Having read previous books by Daniel Goleman I was excited about this one. Unfortunately I struggled to finish it as I thought he was going on and on about things and not getting anywhere. Perhaps it's one to be listened to whilst resting rather than running errands, exercising etc.
Narrator is excellent though. Sometimes it felt like he was an acquaintance just having a chat.
7 people found this helpful
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- Esther
- 08-10-17
Top read if you are into meditation
Well worth the listen. Excellent book, masterfully read. The overview of the science behind meditation makes a very compelling case.
10 people found this helpful
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- AGGELOS IOAKIMIDES
- 04-05-18
A good mixture of science, intuition, and enquiry.
This book contains an animal into the explorations of two scientists into the world of meditation. Furthermore, it offers re-sources and concepts that can improve daily life, using the different kinds of meditation.
2 people found this helpful
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- BigBear
- 19-03-18
Outstanding
If you're considering taking up meditation, this book is a must read. A work of research spanning some forty years, including the most recently available data, it demonstrates beyond reasonable doubt the many - and often profound - benefits of practising meditation.
2 people found this helpful
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- Stephen Shortall
- 02-03-18
Indepth but not over reaching
No crazy claims made, points out holes in research. Fascinating stories and findings. Good narrator!
2 people found this helpful
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- Michael Dent
- 02-04-20
Wonderful Science
What a wonderful book. I think we can no prove that meditation works . love it, my fight and flight response has abated since I started meditation, I thought it was mumbo jumbo, but once I started meditating I felt calmer and more caring. what a brilliant read. I am convinced this is the right path for me. I hope to aspire to reach 9000 hrs my 360hrs seems a long way off , I will reach it with peace in my heart.
1 person found this helpful
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- Kerstin Glueck
- 17-10-19
very insightful and inspiring.
Great insight into the benefits of meditation and the science and positive change it can bring to each indevidual as well as society as a whole.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-06-22
Act to better the world
My take home. I live this book snd was sad it ended. A fascinating exploration into us! Mindfulness is something I’ve been practising and will continue with an aim to do it as much as I clean my teeth… which is twice daily. What’s not to love about trying to be better versions of ourselves which is acceptance, kindness and science. Enjoy x
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- Cassandra
- 18-03-22
Excellent book
Excellent book for anyone interested in science and meditation. Very thorough, well thought out and explanatory with neuroscience, scientific process and thinking. Along with the benefits of meditation and different kinds of meditation to develop certain traits and skills.
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- Bryce
- 27-01-18
Fascinating
Some of the most interesting research and anecdotes in the field of neuroscience today. Great book for the science minded meditator.
18 people found this helpful
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- Wade
- 01-03-19
Easily digestible
this book does an excellent job of reviewing the research done on meditation and its effects. it also speaks to the topic of what makes valid research. and how the scientific community has gotten away from it in some respects. I will admit the author's kind of go on tangents about there meditation experiences and retreats. but they make up for it with a focused in a nutshell summary at the end of each chapter. if you want to focus on the nuts and bolts just read the summaries.
15 people found this helpful
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- Luana
- 11-01-18
Important information for meditation seekers
Good to know the proven benefits of meditation. I had a little difficulty in understanding the narrator before I started listening to the audio on a lower speed.
24 people found this helpful
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- Cliente Amazon
- 17-01-19
Scientifically precise, but not so entertaining
The book does not present a story throughout, instead each chapter present scientific findings related to meditation and mindfullness. Although the science seems precise and convincing the presentation is dry and repetative, mentioning too many unnecessary details and I had a hard time listening to and paying attention to the content.
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- OCreviewer
- 12-07-20
Disappointing
Most of this book is miscellaneous ramblings about various personages involved in different levels of meditation or similar concepts. Perhaps ten percent of it contains anything resembling “science” or revelations from scientific efforts. I thought it not worth the time to read
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- E. A. Jacques
- 14-12-17
Couldn't Make it Past the Two Hour Mark
I have a standing rule that I will listen to any audio book I purchase until the end, no matter what. I have a few that are still queued up that I intent to finish at some point so I am true to myself. This one has been relegated to that queue. Over two hours into the book and so far, no substance what so ever. I do not see what people are getting from this book.
I practice meditation daily and am working to making living mindfully a way of life. I have purchased countless books on the subjects. Some of the top rated and some not so high up the list and every one has been far better than this book.
I had a hard time figuring out where the authors were going with this book. Just babbling about who traveled where and did what, some vague references to studies that were completed, and just plain dribble for two hours. I started skipping chapters to see if it was going to actually get-on-with-it. Nope. Same old stuff.
And to make matters worse, the narrator speaks like he is reading a kids book to a bunch of first graders. Not that it could have saved this book, but spend the money and get a professional narrator next time.
I would have given it one star in every category, but since I did not finish the book, I gave it two stars for story.
There are sooooo many better books out there on meditation and mindfulness. Do yourself a favor don't make this your first one on the topic and skip it if, like me, you have been studying for some time. Not worth the credit. I wish I could get a refund
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- Robert Merlin
- 22-09-18
Good information
Kept my attention but the authors voice was hard to listen to. Normally I enjoy when the author reads their own work. But the story of meditation and the studies were so captivating that it was ok. Read this if you want to know about the science of meditation and not the fluff that we are being told is real. loved the wrap up at the end of each chapter.
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- Tristan
- 05-01-19
Couldn't wade through it
It is strange that one of the authors is a journalist, because the writing does not flow. The stories feel like a distraction rather than something that pulls you in. I skipped forward a bit to try to get to the meat and then just gave up. Other reviewers are right that when the authors write about themselves in the 3rd person, it doesn't work. Instead of sounding personal and engaging, it sounds jarring. It'd be ok if it were for just a moment, but the whole book is written that way.
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- lisa
- 14-02-19
infomercial stroke session
Actual information if present at all is buried so deep in this disjointed infomercial you can't get to it. The repeated "we're so great and we were beyond our time" makes this book tedious and unbearable. Who published this self- serving tripe? Don't waste your time. So disappointed.
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- Jimaudible Beasley
- 02-04-20
Nailed It!!
It's a good book. He summarizes in a nice way the scientific literature on contemplative practices. He is brutally honest about why a lot of the science isn't solid, suggest areas for additional research, and points out the limitations of what we actually know. He makes a compelling case that what we do know is sufficient to take the next step - help humanity wake up to the possibility of actually solving a lot of our big problems.
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