Many teenagers who self-harm do so to cope with overwhelming thoughts and emotions.
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A doctor explains how he introduces mindfulness to self-harming youth in the emergency room.
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Living fully in the moment can help us savour every experience and stop time passing ever more quickly.
Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh.
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Devotees from many parts of the world are visiting the ailing 92-year-old monk, who has retired to a Buddhist temple. He taught how the practice of mindfulness could be combined with daily actions.
Mindfulness can refer to a specific set of meditation practices, but its precise definition isn’t clear.
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There can be many benefits in practising mindfulness. But it’s not a way to relax or escape from your problems.
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Mindful eating can help to reduce emotional eating and promotes the consumption of smaller portions and fewer calories.
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If you develop an awareness of how you feel you are more likely to be able to change negative thinking patterns.
Self-help strategies such as mindfulness now have a proven place for supporting the PhD journey.
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Mindfulness exercises can help PhD students manage the stress of completing their thesis.
Yoga, meditation and breathing exercises can help students manage exam anxiety.
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The exam period can be a stressful time for students. Here are a few strategies to help students cope.
There is a growing research literature suggesting psychedelics hold incredible promise for treating mental health ailments ranging from depression and anxiety to PTSD.
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To know the real promise of psychedelic substances like LSD, mushrooms and MDMA, researchers must embrace the principles and practise of ‘open science.’
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Science shows that this simple mindfulness technique improves concentration and working memory.
Research shows that some mindfulness-based interventions for psychotic symptoms can offer people insight into their experiences, and relieve symptoms of anxiety and depression.
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Anti-psychotic drugs work well for only about 30 per cent of schizophrenia patients. Meditation can offer them a route to self-acceptance and reduced anxiety.
Different types of meditation can decrease our stress levels to varying degrees.
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Meditation and yoga affect the brain’s stress response system to help us feel more relaxed. They can even lower our blood pressure.
Stress can make us superhuman but it’s also our kryptonite.
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Deep breathing is one of the simplest ways to deal with stress.
This isn’t the only way to meditate.
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There’s far more to meditation that sitting peacefully with crossed legs.
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It is no accident that practices of meditation and mindfulness have become so ubiquitous in our neoliberal times.
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Daydreaming may seem like a fun, harmless way to pass time, but evidence suggests that it could be bad for your mental health.
A one-size-fits-all approach to mental health does not speak to the diversity of Canada’s immigrant population. Here a man participates in a mass meditation on the lawn of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, in September 2017.
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As Bell Let’s Talk Day approaches, we profile mental health experts practicing culturally sensitive treatments for depression and anxiety among Canada’s immigrant, refugee and Indigenous communities.
Given the evidence base, offering mindfulness based yoga programs in schools may help young people learn to manage stress.
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Yoga and mindfulness programs in schools have been proven to mitigate or reduce some of the negative impacts of stress on academic achievement and future outcomes.
What really is the art of gratitude?
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Why you might be getting gratitude all wrong.
The concept of mindfulness differs depending on who you speak to.
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There is no clear-cut definition of what mindfulness actually is. This has potentially serious implications.