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Author Archives: RichardB
Exercise reorganizes the brain to be more resilient to stress
Physical activity reorganizes the brain so that its response to stress is reduced and anxiety is less likely to interfere with normal brain function, according to a research team based at Princeton University. The researchers report in the Journal of … Continue reading
Posted in Brain, Exercise, Mental Health, Research
Tagged brain, exercise, mouse, stress
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our food
Mother Nature clearly intended for us to get our food from the “patty” group, which includes hamburgers, fish sticks, and McNuggets- foods that have had all of their organs safely removed. Dave Barry
Opportunities 4 mindfulness
For most of us, a typical day begins when we get out of bed, wash, and then start our activities. At some point, we get a bite to eat, walk somewhere, and talk to someone. Often, by the end of … Continue reading
Watch: Dacher Keltner on the Evolutionary Roots of Compassion
Dacher Keltner, UC Berkley psychology professor and faculty director of the Greater Good Science Center, explores the evolutionary roots of compassion and empathy.
Posted in Brain, Meditation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Research, therapy, Wellness, youtube
Tagged compassion, empathy, mindfulness, youtube
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snowflake
We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand… and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late.Marie Beyon Ray
Clearing a Space
I am clearing a space— Here, where the trees stand back. I am making a circle so open The moon will fall in love And stroke these grasses with her silver.—Morgan Farley
