nondirective
adjective
non·di·rec·tive
ˌnän-də-ˈrek-tiv 
-(ˌ)dī-
: of, relating to, or being psychotherapy, counseling, or interviewing in which the counselor refrains from interpretation or explanation but encourages the client (as by repeating phrases) to talk freely
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According to a 2014 Frontiers in Human Neuroscience study, this nondirective meditation can activate brain areas associated with memory retrieval and emotion.
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nondirective
adjective
non·di·rec·tive
ˌnän-də-ˈrek-tiv, -(ˌ)dī-
: of, relating to, or being psychotherapy, counseling, or interviewing in which the counselor refrains from interpretation or explanation but encourages the client (as by repeating phrases) to talk freely
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