The brain’s somatosensory cortex may help enrich our emotional experiences and improve our mental health. Mindfulness and dance movement therapy may be effective ways to activate it.
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Psychotherapy is not one size fits all. From behavioral to gestalt therapies, which approach will work best for you depends on your needs and goals.
A scholar of digital religion and Buddhism argues that not all Western Buddhism practice is inauthentic. Here’s a way to know what’s real.
During fasting, meal schedules, fluid intake, and sleep and wake times are altered.
There are ways to convey the hard scientific facts about climate change and help young generations adapt in the face of adversity and manage change over time.
You might have heard singing helps lower stress hormones – but there are so many benefits to warming up our voices and letting loose.
An increasing number of workers are demanding a more human-centric work environment, with space to express trust and vulnerability.
The late Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh popularized the contemplative practice around the world.
A scholar studying the relationship of Buddhism and medicine explains how the popular media has misrepresented mindfulness.
Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings, which earned him a global following, gave simple instructions on mindfulness and emphasized how it could be practiced anytime, even when doing routine chores.
We investigated the initiatives schools around the world took to help support and maintain the well-being of their students and staff. We pulled out seven things that made a difference.
The new year is a perfect time to adopt new health habits and routines. These four scholars reflect on the ways that they overcame the pandemic blues to get fit.
Don’t expect meditation to provide Christmas miracles. But if you start learning how to meditate now, your holidays may be a bit less stressful and perhaps a little more meaningful.
Practising mindfulness and getting outdoors can reduce stress around the holiday season.
Mindfulness might not be an easy answer to the divisiveness that surrounds us, but an accurate understanding that includes the practice of acceptance may help encourage sincerity and understanding.
New research shows mindfulness training can be effective when delivered online. The benefits for university students included one particularly notable development for well-being.
Talking to your dog really helps. Here’s what else you can do.
A brief daily practice of mindfulness meditation not only contributes to a better mood, but it also helps protect against the negative mental health impact of news about COVID-19.
Beyond creativity and thinking skills, arts education will help you enhance your communication and expressive skills, as well as boosting your confidence and self-esteem.
To keep our health care providers healthy, we need to help them sleep.
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Liberal Arts Endowed Professor of Communication, Penn State
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Associate Professor, School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
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Senior Research Fellow in Mental Health, Victoria University
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University
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Associate Professor, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Professor of Asian History & Health Humanities, Penn State
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Associate Professor in Psychology in Education, Department of Education, University of York
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NIHR Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer, Brunel University of London
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Assistant Professor, Psychology, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor in Experimental Psychology, Coventry University
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Assistant Professor, HR Management & Organizational Behaviour, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor, Psychology Department, Bishop's University