Tag Archives: Research
Physical Link Found Between Thoughts & Healing Our Body
There is truth to that old saying “If you believe you’re sick, you’re sick; if you believe you’re healthy, you’re healthy.” New research on placebos reinforces recent theories that our thoughts and expectations can be influential in affecting our health and in healing our body. Researchers studying … Continue reading
Visualizations Help the Healing Process
A Scientific American MIND article looks at two studies that support the theory that mental imagery helps the body to heal after surgery. The mental imagery used in the first study involved mentally rehearsing physical therapy exercises and visualizing the … Continue reading
Death Equals Life even on Galactic Scales
In healing, in traditional cultures and in science, death is often a necessary factor in the generation of new life. And oftentimes, the bigger the death, the bigger the growth generated. It seems that death by supermassive black holes might … Continue reading
Documentary “People V. the State of Illusion”
Scientific American MIND editor Ingrid Wickelgren says this film “…invokes a good deal of science to back up the simple, uplifting argument that we all have the power to change our lives by changing our own minds.” People V. the … Continue reading
Cosmic Rays & Magnetic Fields: We are made of starstuff
Cosmic rays are not rays at all but electrically charged fragments of atoms that are moved throughout space in all directions by magnetic fields. Cosmic rays are found everywhere in space; at any moment, they are moving through Earth and … Continue reading
Study on Mindfulness Techniques for Breast Cancer Patients
Caroline Hoffman, PhD and her team of researchers wanted to find out if Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) could be more effective than standard care in boosting the mood, health-related quality of life, and well-being of women with stage 0 to III … 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
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