Meditation can't fix everything

From Afternoons, 1:27 pm on 8 February 2018

Meditation is a calming way to relax and recharge, but can it make you a better person?

Apparently not. A new international study in Nature Scientific Reports has found that while some people may swear by meditation as a fix for the world's evils...it doesn't change behaviours like aggression or prejudice. 

Massey University psychology researcher Dr Ute Kreplin co-authored the study and tells us the findings surprised her.

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