I recently read about a new blog started by a man who wanted to do one act of kindness a day for the entire year in celebration of his daughter’s birth. So far, he has done things like buy lunch for firefighters, put change in vending machines, compliment strangers, and let people go ahead of […]
The Benefits of Exercise for the Brain
I was just reading about the abnormally severe winter that folks in Europe are currently enduring. Last year at this time, my house was surrounded by six-foot snow piles and topics of conversation were about how to shovel snow off the roof. At any rate, my exercise regiment had fallen by the way-side, with snow […]
The Now Effect
Mindfulness practices can make such a profound impact on the seemingly small, everyday interactions in life – and this can add up to major positive changes for patients. That’s why I asked my friend Elisha Goldstein, PhD to share some insights on using mindfulness in clinical practice. Elisha is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice, […]
Mindfulness Taught via Internet?
I am always amazed when I read about innovative new technology for things that ten years ago I would never have imagined. Video games that help surgeons improve their skills, iPhone Apps for measuring happiness. I could go on and on, but you get the point. I recently read an article in BMC Psychiatry that […]
Mindfulness or Medication: Who will beat Insomnia?
Imagine a country where we no longer have to depend on medication to help manage depression, chronic pain, or insomnia. Lately, I’ve been seeing a trend of studies that are showing how mindfulness is just as effective as side-effect loaded medications. This latest study, conducted by Cynthia Gross, PhD and her colleagues from the College […]