(Neuroscience News) Mindfulness may provide modest benefits to cognition, particularly among older adults, finds a new review of evidence led by UCL researchers.
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25 Productive Ways to Deal With Criticism
(Dan Fries) However way we look at it, criticism is judgment, and most people don’t do well in managing or accepting either.
Exercising Self-Compassion: A Mindful-Meditation
(John Tsilimparis, MFT) We always hear about how exercising compassion for others and being of service to others can be healing and transformative. It promotes happiness, helps with stress relief, reduces symptoms of depression and so much more. Hence, when you exercise compassion for others, you can’t go wrong. It’s a win-win situation.
The Role of Mindfulness in Alleviating the Opioid Addiction Crisis
(Nikki Harper) Here at WuW, we’ve reported on the opioid addiction crisis several times. The statistics make for grim reading indeed, with more than 130 people in the US dying every day as a result of opioid addiction, including the misuse of prescription painkillers [1]. However, with over 20% of the US population experiencing chronic pain [2] and with opioid painkillers frequently being prescribed to this demographic, the crisis shows little sign of abating.
Psilocybin and Mindfulness Meditation Combined: Possible Hope for Treatment of Depression and Anxiety?
(Nikki Harper) It has long been known that psilocybin, found in ‘magic mushrooms’, can create feelings of a connection to the collective consciousness, and a dissolution of the self – often in experiences which prove positively life-changing for the participants [1]. Now new research has for the first time examined the effect of adding mindfulness meditation to the psilocybin experience, and the results may offer hope for eventual therapeutic treatment of depression and anxiety.
Cultivating Joy Through Mindfulness: An Antidote to Opioid Misuse, the Disease of Despair
(Science Daily) New research shows that a specific mind-body therapy, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), increases the brain’s response to natural, healthy rewards while also decreasing the brain’s response to opioid-related cues.
Mindfulness Strategies and Techniques
(Exploring The Mind) Resorting to mindfulness techniques can help you be more flexible, control your attention, and face any situations that come your way.
Meditation Techniques for Beginners
(Exploring your Mind) In this article, we’ll share some techniques for those who just decided to start meditating. Meditation has positive effects on your mood and physical health. What are you waiting for?