By Sarah Bradley — 2019
Lower cholesterol, clearer skin, and better focus are just some of the perks.
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Andy Puddicombe, co-founder of meditation app Headspace, explains how practicing mindfulness might help you better cope with stress, handle daunting projects, and get a better workout.
“Be present, be patient, be gentle, be kind . . .
In becoming more aware of our own mind, we become more aware of those around us, too, ensuring that harmonious relationships are very much part of our own personal journey to health and happiness.
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“We live in a world that is dependent on how we feel and our perception of life,” says Puddicombe. “When we’re struggling with our minds, it impacts our relationships. It’s the starting point for looking after our body and mind.”
Here are two ways we can pay attention: force ourselves to concentrate, or be interested. The first way is what I did when I was first learning mindfulness.
There’s no magic pill that can reverse aging, but there are lifestyle changes you can make now—no matter what your age—to keep you feeling young for years to come.
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Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. That, more or less, is the short answer to the supposedly incredibly complicated and confusing question of what we humans should eat in order to be maximally healthy.
The pandemic is making the case not only for a different food system but for a radically different diet as well.
In this teaching from 2004, Joseph Goldstein explains how three principles of meditation can be applied to the world’s conflicts.
Mindfulness is the key to the present moment. Without it we cannot see the world clearly, and we simply stay lost in the wanderings of our minds.