Community members are invited to join Healthy Acadia on Thursday, June 6 from 5-6 p.m., via Zoom for “Mindfulness and Gardening” with special guest Jen Harry. The free online event is the latest installment in Healthy Acadia’s Monthly Mindfulness series. During this hour-long session, Harry will delve into the parallels between gardening and life. Participants … Read more
The late Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh teaches five simple exercises to help you live with joy. Our true home is not in the past. Our true home is not in the future. Our true home is in the here and the now. Life is available only in the here and the now, and it … Read more
As I get older, I notice that my peers and I are starting to lose some of the abilities we once took for granted. Aging brings unwelcome changes in our physical fitness, joint health, cognition, and more. And, of course, our pending mortality looms larger for us than it did in our youth. What can … Read more
Research suggests that mindful meditation for ADHD can train the brain to better concentrate and hold focus. Could this natural remedy help you better control your ADD symptoms? For many adults and children with attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD or ADD), two persistent daily challenges are paying attention and maintaining self-regulation. So it stands to reason … Read more
A screenshot of Cleveland Clinic’s Zen Quest mindfulness tool in Roblox. By bringing mental health tools into the gaming space the Clinic says it is increasing the visibility and availability of these tools to those who might not otherwise seek them out in real life.Cleveland Clinic CLEVELAND, Ohio — For many people, video games are … Read more
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SATURDAY, June 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Can mindfulness meditation be good medicine for both mental and physical ills? Yes, says one expert who explains the practice and what conditions it might help. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Originally published on … Read more
Mindfulness is said to help everything from anxiety to overeating. But how does it work? Experts separate fact from fiction FALSE “Mindfulness is the opposite of ‘emptying the mind’; it is fully immersing the mind in precisely what you are doing,” says neuroscientist TJ Power. “If you were eating a banana mindfully, 100% of your … Read more
NEW YORK (WABC) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month, when we focus on the importance of mental health and its impact on our wellbeing. A recent post by “Sesame Street’s” Elmo asking simply, “How is everybody doing?” garnered 218 million views with people of all backgrounds sharing their personal struggles of depression anxiety and … Read more
Today we take a mindful look at turning our judgement and divisive thoughts into compassion.