Sentences with phrase «prolonged learning period»

«Using knitting to achieve a meditative state of mind could enable a much wider population to experience the benefits of meditation, as it doesn't entail having to understand, accept or engage in a prolonged learning period of the practice.

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There are extensive moments of doubt and chaos, minimal hard - won successes, countless lessons learned the hard way, crushing amounts of pressure and stress, and prolonged periods of struggle and financial instability.

The people with autism who form successful long - term relationships are the ones who have learned to negotiate arrangements that respect their needs — whether a prolonged period of quiet time after work, a relationship with cuddling but no sex, or even a sparsely decorated home that forestalls sensory overload.

The explorers will not only have to learn to live in reduced gravity in cramped spaces for prolonged periods, as in the carefully calibrated indoor environment of the space station, but they must also work outside for extended periods in potentially lethal environments they can not control.

Prolonging that period of development favors such learning, crucial to domestication.

Chimpanzees have a prolonged developmental period between birth and adulthood during which socialization occurs and neural structure can be strongly influenced by the environment and learning.

What I learned was that mindfulness isn't about sitting still without thoughts for a prolonged period of time.

However, as we dig into the disease prevention, anti-aging and weight management research, we learn that there may be benefits to going without food for prolonged periods.