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Are Some of the Benefits of Exercise Due to Placebo Effects? | Psychology Today - 0 views

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  • Exercise makes us feel good, right?
  • we have found that you can manipulate the psychological experiences of exercise by altering environmental factors unrelated to the actual physical exercise someone is doing.
  • Remarkably, we have found that perceived fitness (or your belief about your fitness) is a better predictor of the psychological benefits of exercise
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  • Go ahead and exercise (it is clearly good for your physical and mental health)
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Mindfulness in Life and Leadership: An Exploratory Survey - ProQuest - 0 views

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      Good source from the Syracuse Library Database about mindfulness in Life and Leadership
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4. Understanding Mindfulness « CriticalStress.com - 1 views

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    Do we really have control of our minds without mindfulness???
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8 Basic Characteristics of Mindfulness | Mindfulness Muse - 0 views

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    what a person needs to understand when accepting to accept mindfulness into their lives
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Prudential - Bring Your Challenges - YouTube - 0 views

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      mindfulness brings us patience... no matter what age we are.  G- what wasn't talked about was how the kids that didn't eat the marshmallows restrained themselves from eating, this was the mind set that the kids had (they had a goal and intended to work for it, training their minds) R- repetitions between the different kids, each were given the same circumstances over and over A- the question about what the parents would do didn't seem to fit because the kids were the ones being tested for their mindfulness control B- the opposing idea is eating the marshmallow right away, uncontrolled mindfulness, or the debate to eat the marshmallow because a kid became too impatient 
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Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy: University of Oxford Centre for Suicide Research - 0 views

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  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy has been developed with the aim of reducing relapse and recurrence for those who are vulnerable to episodes of depression.
  • the risk of relapse and recurrence in those who have been depressed is very high, and the amount of triggering required for each subsequent episode becomes lower each time depressio
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  • Research by Zindel Segal (Toronto), Mark Williams (Wales) and John Teasdale (Cambridge) has been investigating how meditation may help people stay well after recovery from depression.
  • negative mood occurs alongside negative thinking and bodily sensations of sluggishness and fatigue.
  • The discovery that, even when people feel well, the link between negative moods and negative thoughts remains ready to be re-activated, is of enormous importance
  • Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy includes simple breathing meditations and yoga stretches to help participants become more aware of the present moment, including getting in touch with moment-to-moment changes in the mind and the body.
  • and by listening to tapes at home during the week, class participants learn the practice of mindfulness meditation
  • It helps break the link between negative mood and the negative thinking that it would normally have trigger
  • Participants develop the capacity to allow distressing mood, thoughts and sensations to come and go, without having to battle with them
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  • (MBCT) is quickly gaining more popularity in treatment of various disorders including depression
  • improve one’s well-being, mindfulness, emotional regulation, positive mood, and spiritual experience while reducing stress, anxiety, and other problem
  • According to Jon Kabat-Zinn2,
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  • Applications of mindfulness include emotional problems such as stress and anxiety; behavioral problems such as eating, parenting, and addiction; disorders such as depression, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorders; somatic problems including psoriasis, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain.
  • Mindfulness is not a state of doing but a state of being in which you are fully aware of the present moment and do not evaluate your inner or outer environment.
  • Mindfulness is a state of self-regulation of your attention and the ability to direct it towards breathing, eating, or something else. Curiosity, openness, and acceptance are all part of being mindful.
  • mindfulness can be defined as paying attention in a particular way on purpose in a present moment and non-judgmentally.
  • People who are depressed, often have lots of negative popping thoughts about their past
  • A combination of mindfulness based stress reduction and cognitive therapy has been shown to be very effective for treatment of depression.
  • MBCT was originally developed as a relapse prevention program to help people stay free of depression once they have fully recovered fr
  • om an episode.
  • Other studies have showed that the results achieved by MBCT were equivalent to the results achieved by antidepressants. Moreover, people who have bee trained in MBCT experienced less depression and significantly improved their quality of life.3
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NHS recognition of mindfulness meditation is good for depression | Mia Hansson | Societ... - 0 views

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  • Previous studies have found that mindfulness meditation can cut the recurrence of depression by 50%, and neuroimaging scans have shown significant positive change in brain activity of long-term meditators
  • says that when we are depressed, attention is "consumed by negative preoccupations, thoughts and worries".
  • Letting go of thought felt as impossible as tearing off a limb; particularly when the leg and back pains started from sitting cross-legged.
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Curing Depression with Mindfulness Meditation | Psychology Today - 0 views

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  • Psychologists from the University of Exeter recently published a study into "mindfulness-based cognitive therapy" (MBCT)
  • three quarters of the patients felt well enough to stop taking antidepressants
  • Professor Willem Kuyken, whose team at the Mood Disorders Centre of the University of Exeter in the UK carried out the research, says: "Anti-depressants are widely used by people who suffer from depression and that's because they tend to work. While they're very effective in helping reduce the symptoms of depression, when people come off them they are particularly vulnerable to relapse. For many people, MBCT seems to prevent that relapse. It could be an alternative to long-term antidepressant medication."
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  • MBCT was developed in the mid-Nineties by psychologists at the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Toronto to help stabilize patients' moods during and after use of antidepressants.
  • Professor Williams is also the author of Mindfulness: An Eight Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World.
  • Concentrating on the rhythm of the breath helps produce a feeling of detachmen
  • , 47 per cent of patients with long-term depression suffered a relapse; the figure was 60 per cent among those taking medication alone. Other studies, including two published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, had comparable outcomes. As a result, the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has recommended MBCT since 2004
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How Mindfulness Can Mitigate the Cognitive Symptoms of Depression | Psych Central - 0 views

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  • can be very helpful in improving the cognitive symptoms of depression.
  • Cognitive symptoms can impair all areas of a person’s life. For instance, poor concentratio
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  • Focusing on the here and now helps individuals become aware of their negative thoughts, acknowledge them without judgment and realize they’re not accurate reflections of reality, writes author William Marchand, M.D.
  • Depression and Bipolar Disorder: Your Guide to Recovery
  • psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatments.
  • individuals start to see their thoughts as less powerfu
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)
  • It’s based on mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)
  • a program developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn. MBSR includes mindfulness tools, such as meditation, a body scan and hatha yoga, along with education about stress and assertiveness, according to Marchand.
  • MBCT teaches individuals to detach from distorted and negative thinking patterns, which can trigger the return of depression.
  • Getting professional treatment for depression is vital. But there are complementary mindfulness practices readers can try on their own
  • is essentially training one’s attention to maintain focus and avoid mind wandering
  • 10 to 15 minutes to meditate on most days.
  • Whether you’re eating, showering or getting dressed, you can practice mindfulness while doing any activity, according to Marchand, also a clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Utah School of Medicine
  • Another option is to take a mindful walk, which also is helpful because it includes exercise, “an important component of healing.”
  • Mindfulness is a valuable practice for improving the cognitive symptoms of depression, such as distorted thinking and distractibility
  • realize that thoughts are not facts and refocus their attention to the present.
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Goat Path: How to meditate in the woods - 0 views

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  • Just sitting still, using the yogic breath (slowly in, hold, slowly out, hold) is usually enough to allow the vibrations from the amazing forest and earth beneath me to bring me into a state of bliss.
  • I meditate outside everyday, regardless of the weather.
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Dr. Frank Lipman: Days 12 & 13: Nature Meditation - 0 views

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  • This nature walk is about becoming more sensitive to the environment and the extraordinary fact that you are alive. And the fresh air and sunshine will wake your body up and set your rhythm for the day.
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A Meditation With Nature: A Special Way To Bring in the New Year - 0 views

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  • This meditation needs to be performed outside where you are physically present with Mother Earth and the Universe that surrounds her.  Find a quiet place outside, where you are away from other people, traffic noises, and alone with the beautiful sounds of nature.
  • Grounding is simply a word that describes the strengthening of your connection with earth.  It is an exercise that should be performed each morning as well as before meditation.  The process of grounding helps you to remain anchored in this dimension as you move through other dimensions in this meditation.
  • To ground yourself, close your eyes, breathe gently and deeply.  Imagine that there is a strong energy that flows up and down your spine, and then down through both legs.  Stay with this energy as it moves up and down your spine and legs – it’s a powerful energy.
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Finding Peace in the Great Outdoors - 0 views

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  • Many believe that outdoor activities and recreation can play a significant roll in the healing process of Americans.
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Nature and Relaxation - 0 views

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  • What is so soothing about nature? Why do people talk about nature and relaxation? Can nature help you to relax?
  • We are drawn to nature and wilderness. We go hiking, we love gardening, we swim in the ocean or in the lakes. We go for walks, or we go camping, and we sit by the campfire staring at the night sky.
  • We know that spending time in nature makes us feel good.
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  • One of the reasons why nature and relaxation are connected is that being in nature helps us to connect with the present moment, we pay attention to the here and now.
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Fishing is More Than Just a Relaxing Pastime; It Can Help With PTSD Symptoms | | Mental... - 0 views

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  • Fishing has a pretty good rep as a relaxing pastime, but it actually goes a lot further than that
  • The therapeutic effect derives from the fact that fishing brings together mental relaxation, low-impact exercise and, very often, social camaraderie.
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Fishing for relaxation. - by Simon Wright - Helium - 0 views

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  • The fact that fishing can be relaxing should be no great surprise. It often involves travelling to beautiful quiet locations and sitting looking out upon the water, whilst waiting for a fish to bite. The location with its sights, sounds and smells can be instantly relaxing. Imagine closing your eyes and hearing just the slow rise and fall of the waves and inhaling the scent of the sea air. Fishing provides time to think and is an escape from a hectic day job or from having to deal with screaming kids.
  • Some anglers will prefer to fish alone but, equally, many prefer to fish with a friend or friends. This can allow you to engage in some friendly banter whilst you wait for the first fish to be caught.
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Research finds happiness is found outdoors | Whistler | Pique Newsmagazine | Whistler, ... - 0 views

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  • "Nature is our great source of inner peace," said Alberti.
  • "It flows naturally and we need to flow naturally so aligning with nature allows us to come to our peaceful place."
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For Immediate In-the-Moment Happiness, Head Outdoors | Smart News - 0 views

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  • A wealth of studies have examined the hypothesis that spending time outdoors boosts our well-being, but until now not much was known about how being outside affects what researchers call “momentary subjective well-being,” a fancy term for how you feel in-the-moment.
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