By Elizabeth Scott — 2020
From giving an important presentation at work to attending a party by yourself, there are countless situations that can be impacted by negative thoughts.
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CLEAR ALL
Meditation wasn’t the great panacea Susan Piver had hoped for, because fear and the other negative emotions didn’t just go away. But it did lead her to a surprising discovery—to fear less you’ve got to open more.
We can’t think of many more pressure-filled moments in sports than being an Olympic athlete on the starting line. To be ready to perform at the highest level, and deal with the inevitable nerves, each athlete has to find his perfect pre-competition routine.
Athletes and teams looking for an extra edge are turning to mindfulness and mental-skills training to improve performance and well-being.
“There will be a struggle between the mind and body, between attending to the physical injury and maintaining identity by continuing to train.”
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Stressing the body makes you stronger—as long as you have time to rest and recover.
Through the practice of meditation, there are certain changes that happen in the mind. One of the most important changes is that you become master of your mind.
A behavioral medicine pioneer reports on a time-tested technique that reverses aging and improves health.
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Try this short meditation when you need a reminder that you are, and have, enough.
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It’s a captivating image: a dozen pre-teen and teen boys trapped in a cave for 10 days, only to be found by rescuers mysteriously calm, composed . . . perhaps even meditating.
Once you begin meditating daily, life as you knew it will begin to take on some interesting twists and turns.