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Laughter Meditation: 5 Healing Benefits and a 10-Minute Practice

By Melissa Eisler — 2017

In a world where there’s much to be taken seriously, it’s important to remember to laugh. Not to make light of the severity of war, discrimination, terror threats, or climate change, but to maintain a perspective that there is still much to be thankful for and to celebrate in your life.

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Stephen W. Porges, PhD: Q&A About Freezing, Fainting, and the ‘Safe’ Sounds of Music Therapy

[Porges'] widely-cited polyvagal theory contends that living creatures facing or sensing mortal danger will immobilize, even “play dead,” as a last resort.

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A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy One

New research underlines the wisdom of being absorbed in what you do

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The Laughing Guru

In the pantheon of celebrity doctors, Madan Lal Kataria has claimed for himself what is surely the strangest mantle.

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What If Feeling Better Is as Simple as Laughing More?

Researcher Lee Berk says doctors need to start prescribing laughter to their patients (no kidding). And he's got the science to back it up.

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Laughter Releases ‘Feel Good Hormones’ to Promote Social Bonding

Even in the hardest of times, laughter has a steadfast ability to bring people together. A new study reveals how laughter affects the brain, which may help to explain why having a giggle plays such an important role in social bonding.

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How to End Pandemic Fights with Your Partner

Couples’ fights in lockdown are often about the unremitting intensity of togetherness. The sooner you de-escalate a fight, the sooner you can begin working on real solutions.

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The Science of Taming the Wandering Mind

Wherever attention goes the rest of the brain follows—in some sense, attention is your brain’s boss. But is it a good boss and can we train it?

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