When’s the last time you had your blood pressure checked? Was it normal? For one in every three American adults, it’s not. And the scariest part? High blood pressure can increase our risk of heart attack, stroke, dementia, and organ damage. But, could mindfulness have an impact on lowering blood pressure? Led by Joel Hughes, […]
Mindfulness and Self-Worth – Is There a Connection?
Feelings of unworthiness, shame, and self-hatred seem to show up all too often in daily life – we see it in our work, our families, and maybe even experience it ourselves. But there’s at least one person in the world who’s not especially familiar with such feelings. In fact, he didn’t even know the meaning […]
Can Mindfulness Practice Boost Your Conscience?
How strong is your urge to “do the right thing”? Whether we’re talking about the small-but-good deed of returning your shopping cart to its proper place at the grocery store, or something a little more impactful like volunteering at the local soup kitchen, conscience plays a role. So is there a way to give it […]
Pink-Ribbon Mindfulness: Mindfulness Meditation and Cancer Recovery
If you’ve ever seen a loved one go through the agony of cancer, or experienced it firsthand, you know the emotional toll it can take . . . and exploring every possible means of relief can be vital to recovery. So could practicing mindfulness help? Caroline Hoffman, PhD and her team of researchers wanted to […]
The Benefits of Mindfulness: How Mindfulness Meditation Could Help Adults with Autism
More and more, we hear about therapies that support children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) – but how can we continue to help them cope once they reach adulthood? Could mindfulness-based therapy be one way to bolster adults with ASD? Researchers at the Adult Autism Center of Eindhoven in the Netherlands wanted to find out […]