A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor's research into the benefits of meditation is the subject of a new documentary film that will appear at the Milwaukee Film Festival next week.
The film, "Free The Mind," focuses on Richard J Davidson, a professor of psychology and psychiatry, and his focus on meditative techniques. Davidson has researched how practices, such as deep breathing and meditation, which are typically utilized to transform minds can actually have a physical affect at changing the brain.
In his research, Davidson, who is the founder and chair of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center,...
