The Science of Happiness
Sheltering-at-home with kids? These questions can help them, and us, focus on the good things in life.
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The opportunity of these times is calling us all to remember the power of inner silence-not a silence that condones hate, injustice, or lies, but a silence that speaks loud enough to find solutions that return us to values and virtues.
The highly innovative findings of social psychologist Dr. Ellen J. Langer and her team of researchers at Harvard introduced a unique concept of mindfulness, adapted to contemporary life in the West.
Often, when teaching a new idea or practice, it helps to try to boil it down to its essentials. Getting to the pith of things is very important and being able to do so in a way that reaches and sticks with others is a sign of genius.
How can Buddhism and mindfulness help people?
Danny Fisher in conversation with Buddhist psychotherapist and meditation teacher Miles Neale about the mainstreaming of mindfulness practice.
When you truly focus your attention to the task, the switch to thinking mindfully about your action results in a change in your feelings and behavior.
An attitude of heightened awareness and focused attention can have great benefits.
Meet eight of Thich Nhat Hanh’s students who are now teachers themselves. In their own unique ways, they’re helping to carry his dharma into the future.
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Carers are particularly vulnerable to feeling stressed, worried and worn down by the vast demands that often come with caregiving, be they physical, psychological or emotional.
Two recent studies have incorporated procedures intended to foster gratitude into interventions for cancer patients, with favorable results.