In a new study, participants who paid attention to their physical and mental feelings showed small but meaningful reductions in anxiety, depression and pain. By Rachael Rettner, LiveScience Tue, Jan 07 2014 at 9:20 AM Meditation programs may help reduce anxiety, depression and pain in some patients, but may […]
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Perfectionism, Procrastination, and Distress Learn to outwit the devil on your shoulder and get things done, with advice from procrastination expert Timothy Pychyl, Ph.D. A study that examines traits that predict psychological distress Published on October 28, 2012 by Timothy A. Pychyl, Ph.D. in Don't Delay […]
Have you given some thought to making any New Year’s resolutions this year? The tradition of setting goals for the New Year goes back about 4,000 years to the Babylonians when once a year people made promises to the gods in hopes of receiving good fortune in return. by Tricia Drevets December 27, 2013 […]
Posted: 09/11/2013 8:14 am I've always been interested in the wisdom of our elders and often do a practice with students and clients when they've seemed to veer off the path of what truly matters in their lives. I ask them to project themselves forward many years from now looking back […]
Brain scans of meditating people show different patterns of activity depending on the practitioner's level of experience and meditation type. By Wynne Parry, LiveScience Mon, Feb 11 2013 at 12:50 PM Photo: mrhayata/Flickr NEW YORK — Throughout life, even shortly before death, the brain can remodel itself, responding to a person's experiences. […]
The biggest struggle in life is the struggle to know, embrace, and accept ourselves, with all of our faults and imperfections. Love and appreciate yourself – you're all you have By Melanie A. Greenberg, Ph.D. Created Oct 1 2012 – 5:54pm Many of us were raised by parents who were themselves victims – who were […]
By Robert Puff, Ph.D. Created Aug 9 2012 – 2:33pm The scientific and medical communities are continually providing evidence that shows the health benefits of meditation. But how many doctors are actually referring their patients to forms of alternative medicine, such as meditation? A May 2011 joint study by the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center […]
Specific types of “mindfulness practices” including Zen meditation have research-proven benefits for patients with certain physical and mental health problems, according to a report in the July Journal of Psychiatric Practice. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. “An extensive review of therapies that include meditation as a key […]
A Glimpse Into the Post-Mindful Era A couple decades ago, if you told people you were going to a yoga class, you may have looked into a face of confusion or judgment where the other person was thinking you were part of some new age movement. Now in the most conservative town, men and women […]
October 19, 2011 How Mindfulness Rewires the Brain Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.Psychologist, author of ‘The Now Effect’ and co-author, ‘A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook’ The burgeoning field of mindfulness, neuroscience and psychotherapy just never gets old to me. I am on a panel with Ron Siegel, PsyD, author of “The Mindfulness Solution,” and […]
