Mindfulness

The holiday season is upon us again. With it, many of us brace for dinner-table debates. In an era of social discord, viral misinformation and pandemic-induced stress, arguing with other people is an invitation to exasperation. One common scene plays out as follows. You want to convince a friend or a family member of something you know they disagree with you about, so you share information and walk through your reasoning with them. They reject your case. Undaunted, you brush up on the issue and try again, optimistic that…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Techniques to improve mental health and well-being, such as mindfulness and meditation, may also encourage people to look after the environment, researchers have found. The study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health and from researchers at the Universities of York, Reading and Surrey, examined…

Mindfulness meditation is as effective at reducing anxiety as a commonly prescribed antidepressant, according to a study published in a major journal on Wednesday.The study, led by researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center, is the first randomized clinical trial to compare the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation with the antidepressant escitalopram. The results were published in JAMA Psychiatry, a peer-reviewed journal.The adult participants in the mindfulness group practiced 45-minute daily meditations…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain How have mindfulness and well-being sat with adult management students during the COVID-19 pandemic? And, does gender have a moderating role? These are two pertinent questions for our current age that are answered in the International Journal of Knowledge and Learning. …

StackCommerceThe following content is brought to you by ZDNet partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation.If you feel like life has thrown you one curve ball after another, you're not alone. Many tools can teach you how to cope with circumstances beyond your control, however, even bringing you serenity as you deal with them. Just like you would use a tool for practical problems, you can learn mindfulness practices to help you relax and enjoy life. If you're…

Immunity, infection, wellness, mindfulness — these words have never been weightier than in the post-pandemic world. The significance of strong immunity has taken centrestage, with people trying anything and everything to boost their systems against infections of the Covid-19 kind and otherwise. This has led to a lot of information floating out there — a lot of it incorrect, some probably also dangerous. This was exactly what motivated nutritionist and author Kavita Devgan to pen her latest book, The Immunity Diet: Fight…

Like a thick velvety headband, the somatosensory cortex arcs across the top of brain from just above one ear to the other.I fell in love with the brain as an undergraduate student and pursued a career in neuroscience, but for years I had largely ignored this structure, since it appeared to be involved “only” in processing of bodily sensations. In my mind, that meant it was not as fascinating as areas implicated in emotion or higher cognitive function.However, over the past decade, during my training in mindfulness-based…