Enjoy the Holidays More With Mindfulness The December and Christmas holiday period can be fun, but it can also be stressful. There are parties and get-togethers with family and friends, but there is also shopping, cooking, cleaning, and a seemingly endless number of tasks, errands, and jobs to prepare for the holidays. Here are 5…
These Ways Meditation Can Make You a Better Leader A leader needs clear thinking, and mindfulness can help you achieve that. It’s a tool, and a smart leader doesn’t leave a useful tool in the box. Some people have the idea that mindfulness meditation is simply about emptying your mind. And if you are someone who is…
How Magicians Fool The Human Mind: We all know the mind can play tricks on us. But how? Australian magician Nicholas J. Johnson’s new show Deceptology explores what’s known as neuromagic — a field of study that explores why our brains are fooled by magic tricks. Johnson’s interest in neuroscience dates back to 2009 when…
The Neuroscience of Habits and Purposeful Behavior We all have habits — some good, some bad and some we don’t notice at all. Whether you are a grandparent or a teenager, many of daily actions are habits. Showering every day is a habit… but so is chewing your nails. However, research suggests that those of…
From stress to psychosis: whom, how, when, and why? Sometimes a stressful day can make you feel like you are going crazy. Maybe you’re not wrong to feel that way… The hormone cortisol is released in response to stress, and researchers at James Cook University in Australia have found a link between levels of cortisol…
Mindfulness For Depression: Tips And Exercises Prevent Depression: Mindfulness has its critics. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, or MBCT was first developed by Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. MBCT has been embraced by hundreds of thousands of people around the world, but some people are unconvinced. However, a new study published in the…
Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Procrastinating If you have a tendency to put things off, you’re not alone. It has been estimated that around 20 percent of adults procrastinate, and around half of all students do. Unfortunately procrastination has negative effects. These include poorer performance and increased stress, as well as mental and physical health…
How Companies Can Instill Mindfulness Over the last few years, more and more businesses have taught mindfulness to their employees, or encouraged their workers to learn mindful meditation. You might think that any business that uses mindfulness is probably some kind of hippy-dippy fly-by-night selling knitted yoghurt and handwoven cheese! You’d be wrong. Some of…