By Kristin Wong Dec. 28, 2017 “Be more confident,” a friend once told me as we made the rounds at a swanky networking event where I felt terribly out of place. Faking confidence is easy: I pulled my shoulders back and spoke louder and with more assertiveness. Like many soft-spoken, mild-mannered people, I’ve spent a great… Continue reading NYT: Why Self-Compassion Beats Self-Confidence
Category: Meditation and Addiction
Less Stress, Better Work, And 6 Other Ways Meditation Can Transform Your Life
From boosting our hearts and minds to fighting addiction and stress, meditation can truly transform our lives. Transcendental Meditation, one of the more popular forms of meditation, has been praised in boardrooms and box offices as an effective method of cultivating some inner calm. The practice involves sitting comfortably for several minutes and repeating a… Continue reading Less Stress, Better Work, And 6 Other Ways Meditation Can Transform Your Life
Meditation in Business: Mindfulness training can help meditator cut losses
by Andrew Hafenbrack and Zoe Kinias Practice more than just a passing management fad as it can play role in decision-making and bring changes to emotions and behaviour Mindfulness meditation is a practice that cultivates awareness of the present moment and clears the mind of other thoughts, often accomplished by non-judgmentally focusing attention on the… Continue reading Meditation in Business: Mindfulness training can help meditator cut losses
Researchers integrate meditation and science to develop targeted mental health treatments
Mindfulness is always personal and often spiritual, but the meditation experience does not have to be subjective. Advances in methodology are allowing researchers to integrate mindfulness experiences with brain imaging and neural signal data to form testable hypotheses about the science – and the reported mental health benefits – of the practice. A team of Brown University researchers, led… Continue reading Researchers integrate meditation and science to develop targeted mental health treatments
Yoga, meditation being pushed as ways to cut prison violence, boost well-being
Yoga, meditation being pushed as ways to cut prison violence, boost well-being BY DOUGLAS QUAN, POSTMEDIA NEWS SEPTEMBER 21, 2013 Even though some politicians have derided prison yoga programs as unnecessary inmate “coddling,” there’s a growing push for their expansion across Canada. Advocates say yoga and meditation boost inmates’ mental well-being and help to reduce prison… Continue reading Yoga, meditation being pushed as ways to cut prison violence, boost well-being
Tommy Rosen: Recovery 2.0: Yoga and Meditation for People in Recovery From Addiction
Addiction is a disease of “lack.” At the core level, we feel something is missing and we set out to try to fill the void through a set of behaviors that leave us further depleted. We damage the systems of our body and sap ourselves of “life force.” Our endocrine system gets taxed. Our nervous… Continue reading Tommy Rosen: Recovery 2.0: Yoga and Meditation for People in Recovery From Addiction
Shifting our Perception with Meditation – Ram Dass
Though you can start meditation at any time, it’s harder if your life is chaotic, and if you’re feeling paranoid, if you’re overwhelmed with responsibilities, or if you’re sick. But even starting under these conditions, meditation will help you to clear things up a bit. Slowly you reorganize your life to support your spiritual journey,… Continue reading Shifting our Perception with Meditation – Ram Dass
The stress of not meditating, when you know you should – Lifestyle – The Boston Globe
I want to meditate. I do. I want to be calm and happy and live in the now. I want to try to deactivate genes associated with stress and inflammation and turn on those associated with mitochondrial function and telomere maintenance. I want to be mindful, darn it. And yet, like George Costanza, who wanted… Continue reading The stress of not meditating, when you know you should – Lifestyle – The Boston Globe
Ethics program looks at prison meditation – Pueblo Chieftain: Faith & Religion
“Guiding Rage into Power” — GRIP is a program in California’s San Quentin prison that uses meditation to help inmates address the root causes of their behavior. The creator of the program tells correspondent Kate Olson that even though they are in prison, they are nevertheless part of a community, and they are learning not… Continue reading Ethics program looks at prison meditation – Pueblo Chieftain: Faith & Religion
Why a Little Bit of Stress Is Good For You | Greatist
There are times when I think I’d be much happier if I could spend the rest of my life lounging on the sands of the Mediterranean, having someone fan me with palm fronds while feeding me superfood grapes. In other words, life would be better without any stress. Or would it? According to new research… Continue reading Why a Little Bit of Stress Is Good For You | Greatist