Mindfulness, compassion therapies ease depression, anxiety and stress
Mindfulness-based therapies may help treat many mental health challenges. A new study investigates how compassion-focused therapies measure
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Jan 3, 20207 min read
Harnessing the vagus nerve to build stress resilience
Chronic stress harms your nervous system and your relationships. Here's what you can do to build resilience and boost relationship health.
B Grace Bullock PhD
Dec 13, 20192 min read
Experts Agree. Yoga is Great for Your Brain
A review of the scientific evidence finds that yoga enhances many of the same brain structures and functions as aerobic exercise.
B Grace Bullock PhD
Dec 1, 20192 min read
What happens when you mix meditation with magic mushrooms?
New research has found that the chemical in magic mushrooms combined with meditation can improve social functioning.
B Grace Bullock PhD
Nov 13, 20196 min read
How to fight stress with intentional breathing
This simple yet effective form of deep breathing defuses the stress feedback loop and teaches your brain and body to relax.
B Grace Bullock PhD
Nov 10, 20192 min read
Mindfulness may reduce stress for students experiencing racism
New research explores the role of compassion-based meditation in boosting the mental health of students who experience racism.
B Grace Bullock PhD
Nov 6, 20192 min read
Should you try mindfulness at work?
Research review finds mindfulness at work may reduce anxiety, burnout and distress. But is that enough?
B Grace Bullock PhD
Oct 25, 20192 min read
Mindfulness may curb loneliness
Researchers find that mindfulness skills like attention, openness and acceptance may reduce loneliness and increase social connection.
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20191 min read
Can mindfulness relieve loneliness?
Nearly one half of US adults feel lonely and isolated according to a 2018 study. Mindfulness may help. A randomized controlled trial at...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Why pro athletes practice yoga for mental strength
In this guest post by David Carlton, learn why more professional athletes are turning to yoga and other mindfulness-based techniques to...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20194 min read
Yoga eases depression, changes biomarkers of stress
Research finds that regular yoga practice may curb symptoms of depression and alter important stress-related biomarkers. Depression...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20194 min read
Mind-body therapies ease Parkinson's symptoms
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases among aging adults. A review of the research shows that...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20198 min read
New Research Review Cites The Many Health Benefits of Yoga
The field of yoga research has boomed in the past decade. This means that we are learning far more about why and how yoga works (and...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20196 min read
How breathing deeply benefits your relationships
Research shows a direct link between how you breathe, how you feel, and relationship satisfaction. Here's why, and how you can change...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20194 min read
Laughter really IS the best medicine according to research
Sometimes it takes falling flat on your face to understand why humor is such an important part of building stress resilience. Not long...
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
Could your stress be all in your head?
Benjamin Franklin once said: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” While he was right about those...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Listening to your body can protect you from stress
Research shows that people who accurately observe and interpret bodily signals are more resilient to stress. Interoception refers to the...
B Grace Bullock PhD
Sep 16, 20193 min read
Small acts of giving can make you (and your brain) happier
Small acts of giving make for a happier brain. We’ve all been told that it is better to give than to receive, but is that really true?...
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