 The amygdala is a crucial brain structure that is hyperactive during perceived stressful conditions 8. Being able to utilize skills to control emotions in stressful situations will be beneficial in controlling psychological hyperactivity. Studies show after mindful-attention training there is a decrease in amygdala activity even when in a non-meditative state 6. This is proof that skills obtained during meditation have lasting positive neural effects. In another study, Holzel et al. found that after eight weeks of MM training, there was a significant correlation between a decrease in subjective stress and a decrease in amygdalas gray matter density. Therefore, a reduction in stress output is positively correlated with gray matter density. MM training induces brain changes in the amygdala and resting state connectivity, which have impacts on cognition such as an increase in attentional control and executive function 9. 