7 Ways to Define Mindfulness
With all of the ways that the word mindfulness is being used, it can be difficult to understand what it means. Here's a quick guide to...
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Sep 16, 20193 min read
Mind-body therapies may alter your DNA
A new review of the published research finds that mindfulness practices like meditation and yoga may alter gene expression linked to...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
How mindfulness beats job stress and burnout
Two new studies reveal how mindfulness may help create work/life habits that help you leave work at work, deal with stress, and remain...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Why deep breathing calms us down
Researchers at Stanford University may have uncovered link between how you breathe and how your brain functions. It has long been known...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
How meditation protects the aging brain from decline
New research shows meditation may protect the aging brain from decline. Most of us begin to misplace our keys, forget people’s names, or...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Can your stress change my brain?
Canadian researchers have discovered that other people’s stress can alter your brain as much as real stress. We all know that chronic...
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Sep 16, 20196 min read
4 tips for keeping your brain fit at any age
Can yoga, meditation, and a healthy lifestyle help stave off age-related declines in memory, concentration, and information processing,...
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Sep 16, 20197 min read
Why yoga research has a long way to go
What does the research on the impact of yoga tell us, and what remains unknown? As a scientist it is my nature to be somewhat of a...
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Sep 16, 20192 min read
Report endorses insurance coverage for yoga/meditation for back pain
Will the future of back pain treatment involve practices like yoga and meditation? A recent comprehensive report reviewing the current...
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Sep 16, 20195 min read
3 mindfulness principles that will change your life
With all of the talk of mindfulness it can be hard to disentangle what is most important. Here are 3 mindfulness-based principles that...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Mindfulness & biofeedback reduce stress, depression and anxiety
Chronic stress, depression and anxiety may be successfully prevented or treated with mindfulness and biofeedback. Americans are reporting...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Aging Brains Keep Producing New Cells Research Finds
Researchers at Columbia University find evidence that healthy older adults can generate as many new brain cells as younger people. For...
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Sep 16, 20192 min read
Research: Breathing exercises and meditation really do sharpen the mind
For the first time, researchers at Trinity College Dublin show a neurophysiological link between breathing patterns and attention. For...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20196 min read
The Science of How Mindfulness Relieves Post Traumatic Stress
Here's how mindfulness-based therapies may help to ease traumatic stress symptoms. Pain, loss and traumatic events are part of the human...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Yoga Helps You Adapt Better to Stress Examining Yoga and Heart Rate Variability
Heart rate variability is increasingly acknowledged as an important indicator of how healthy you are, and how well you deal with stress....
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20194 min read
Is stress contagious?
Researchers in Alberta Canada discover that stress is contagious, and that social support may help buffer these effects, but only for...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Can meditation make you less motivated?
Researchers find that being mindful may reduce both stress and motivation. We’ve all been told that meditation can make us more focused...
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