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Category Archives: creativity
Hospital art therapy program helps children express themselves
Nathan Allen loves the colour blue. His T-shirt is blue, the blanket wrapped around his knees is blue, and his eyes, bright under his baseball cap, are blue. But blue is also a feeling, and after spending months undergoing near-daily … Continue reading
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What is Mindfulness ?
Mindfulness is a concentrated state of awareness that can help us see and respond to situations with clarity and without getting carried away by emotions or the constant chatter in our heads. Mindfulness enables us to: · Better manage tension … Continue reading
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Julie Burstein: 4 lessons in creativity
Posted in creativity, learn, Positive, youtube
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Yoga may boost your brain power
Yogis may be enjoying a surprising benefit when they unroll their mats and strike a pose. A new study finds that just 20 minutes of hatha yoga stimulates brain function. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign enlisted 30 … Continue reading
Posted in Brain, Breath, creativity, Emotions, Health, Pain Management, Relaxation, Therapy, Yoga
Tagged brain, breathe, health, research, Yoga
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Smoking Weed = less Creativity
People sometimes think that smoking cannabis makes them more creative. However, research by Leiden psychologists Lorenza Colzato and Mikael Kowal shows that the opposite is true. Strong cannabis doesn’t work The findings show that cannabis with a high concentration of … Continue reading
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Tagged cannabis, creativity, illusion, muse
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Meditation has Long-term Effects on the Brain
According to scientists from Harvard and Boston University, meditation produces enduring changes in emotional processing in the brain according to an article published in November of 2012 in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Researchers trained people with one of … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, creativity, Emotions, Grounding, Health, Meditation, Mindfulness, Wellness, YouTube
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Is an Optimistic Mind Associated with a Healthy Heart?
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.” — World Health Organization (1946) Many poets, philosophers, and thinkers throughout history have recognized the intimate link between physical and … Continue reading
Posted in creativity, Optimistic, personality, Wellness
Tagged creativity, Healthy Heart, Optimistic
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