Tag Archives: Psychology
Solution to Terrorism Lies Within Each of Us
Guns and bombs will not win any war with terrorism because terrorism is not kept in one geographical place. The potential for terrorism – and its solution – is found all around us… within each of us. It’s up to each … Continue reading
Your Body Language Can Change Your Behaviour
Listen to this excellent TED talk by Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist who talks about her research on how simples changes to our physical poses—power poses vs weak poses—can have a significant impact on how we feel about ourselves and on … Continue reading
Mindfulness Meditation Eases Stress of Multitasking
Source: National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine – http://www.nicabm.com/nicabmblog/mindfulness-meditation-for-multitaskers/ Mindfulness Meditation for Multitaskers October 17, 2012 By Ruth Buczynski, PhD Multitasking can seem like a necessary evil for many people. But can mindfulness meditation ease its stressful … Continue reading
“Gratitude Visit” & Other Activities To Make You Happier
Did you know that delivering a letter of gratitude to someone who has been especially kind to you can make you a lot happier for one month? And that if you use your top strengths in a new way for … Continue reading
Inner Change Leads to Social Change
According to The Contact Project’s Chronicle of Progress, some common characteristics possessed by prominent social change leaders such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Elizabeth Fry, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mohandas Gandhi and others include: … Continue reading
When Pain’s Too Much to Bear, Love Heals
Sounds like a sappy love song, doesn’t it? It is indeed from a song—“Love Heals” from the soundtrack for RENT—but it may not be as sappy as it sounds. Evidence supports the notion that positive and negative emotions alter the … Continue reading
Inner & Outer Light
In this post, we explore connections between the spectrum of visible light and the use of colours from the light spectrum to represent chakras, theorized to be the energy centres of our electromagnetic body. Outer Light: The Spectrum of Visible … Continue reading
Heart-Brain Coherence Helps Soldiers with PTSD
The Institute of HeartMath in Boulder Creek, California has a Military Service Appreciation Fund which has helped thousands of active-duty military personnel and veterans to reduce stress, trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and other stress-related conditions. The Institute of HeartMath (IHM) … Continue reading
Make a Difference by Breathing Thoughts
Since I’ve developed two, simple, good habits in the morning and the evening, I’ve felt a huge difference in my person and in my health. And, their big effect might be due to the type of information that is carried … Continue reading
How Our Body Might Collect Information
In the January 24 post, “Understanding the Energy around Us,” we discussed the electromagnetic energy bouncing all around and within us. And in the January 21 post, “Can Spintronics Explain Physiological Information Storage?” we explored the possibility that spintronics, or … Continue reading
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