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Your Brain on Stillness
Neuroscience is catching up to what yogis have known forever: stillness heals. Here's what happens in your brain when you pause.
Loren Boyd
April 16, 2025
Dear Friends,
Today marks two years of my alcohol-free journey.
It’s a deeply personal milestone—and one that’s invited me, again and again, to return to what grounds me. One of the most powerful tools in that journey has been meditation. Sobriety didn’t just clear space in my life—it called me back to stillness.
Not the kind that looks good from the outside, but the kind that teaches you how to stay. To breathe. To be with yourself fully, without numbing or rushing.
That’s what today’s newsletter is all about: how stillness supports healing, clarity, and nervous system regulation—from both a yogic and a neurological perspective.
And as it turns out, this article breaks down exactly how meditation reshapes the brain, boosts focus, and strengthens emotional resilience.
👉 This week’s yoga flow (linked below) is a gentle invitation to slow down, release tension, and settle into stillness.