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Happy Spring! Meditation and Breathing Exercises May Help Allergy Flare Ups, Research Shows

Hay fever and other allergies could be made worse by stress, and some scientists believe meditation and breathing exercises may be the key to relieving flare ups, according to a report by the Daily Mail. “Stress can cause several negative effects on the body, including causing more symptoms for allergy sufferers,” Dr Amber Patterson, from the… Continue reading Happy Spring! Meditation and Breathing Exercises May Help Allergy Flare Ups, Research Shows

Mind Over Matter Stressed out? Think it out

Maggie Flynn, CTW Features Mind over matter is a difficult state to achieve, but according to a new study, meditation might provide some help in getting there. Research from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, suggests that 30 minutes of daily meditation may help alleviate the symptoms of anxiety, pain and depression. This six-month study, led by Johns… Continue reading Mind Over Matter Stressed out? Think it out

Opinion: Meditation can remedy your sleepless nights

Opinion: Meditation can remedy your sleepless nights From the series Working Out Happiness Andrew Fleming, Columnist Fri Sep 27, 2013 Your prefrontal cortex is a blessing and a curse. Located under your forehead, mankind’s hugely developed prefrontal cortex enables creativity, foresight and strategy. However, that same prefrontal cortex is responsible for those nagging thoughts that… Continue reading Opinion: Meditation can remedy your sleepless nights

Buddhist practises with monks have become key feature of employee training in most cos – Economic Times

(The vision behind wisdom…) The un informed visitor at Googleplex may find himself perplexed when he sees the presentation room filled with techies perched in half-lotus position, meditating. His confusion is justified since it is hard to imagine that the corporation that prides itself in thinking ahead of tomorrow is now looking back at centuries-old… Continue reading Buddhist practises with monks have become key feature of employee training in most cos – Economic Times

Work Stress: An Email Meditation To Reduce Tension At Your Desk

Checking your overflowing Gmail inbox — or sending out a message to an important business contact — is a pretty surefire way to make your pulse quicken and your mind start racing with worries about deadlines and obligations. In fact, one study actually found that checking and sending email at work can increase your blood… Continue reading Work Stress: An Email Meditation To Reduce Tension At Your Desk

Bill George: The Tipping Point for Mindfulness

The Tipping Point for Mindfulness Posted: 06/21/2013 8:32 am Mindfulness practices like meditation have been in existence for thousands of years, but only now are they reaching the tipping point in the Western world. Today’s pace and stress are so great that people are searching for new practices to find resilience in the midst of… Continue reading Bill George: The Tipping Point for Mindfulness

“Unwinding the Mind” Meditation Technique: Responding creatively to stress by Karah Pino, MAcOM

Responding creatively to stress. Instead of reacting to situations with our old  instincts, we can learn to respond thoughtfully and creatively. When we practice observing our own reactions, we can better understand the nature of our old instinctual patterns.  After allowing our initial, instinctive reaction to pass by,  we then have more time to choose… Continue reading “Unwinding the Mind” Meditation Technique: Responding creatively to stress by Karah Pino, MAcOM

Mindfulness from meditation associated with lower stress hormone :: UC Davis News and Information

Focusing on the present rather than letting the mind drift may help to lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol, suggests new research from the Shamatha Project at the University of California, Davis. The ability to focus mental resources on immediate experience is an aspect of mindfulness, which can be improved by meditation training. “This… Continue reading Mindfulness from meditation associated with lower stress hormone :: UC Davis News and Information

Colleges Begin To Offer Meditation 101 « Annie Murphy Paul

While universities teach many things, there are some things that they do not traditionally cover—like how to effectively handle stress and emotions—that are important elements of learning and living, notes a statement from the University of Virginia: “Filling that gap was one goal of a new January Term course at UVA: ‘Mindfulness as a Tool… Continue reading Colleges Begin To Offer Meditation 101 « Annie Murphy Paul