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6 Myths About Mindfulness We All Need to Stop Believing

By Cheryl Jones, Aetna Mindfulness Strategy Lead, MBSR trained While mindfulness has been a hot topic, we’ve struggled with both offering an understandable definition and demonstrating its practical application for modern life. There are numerous scientific publications on mindfulness. We’ve known for a long time that mindfulness reduces stress. We now know it can change our brains. […]

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Silencing the Inner Critic: The Power of Self-Compassion

By Cindy Ricardo, LMHC, CIRT, Mindfulness-Based-Approached/Contemplative Approaches Topic Expert Contributor You yourself, as much as anybody else in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” —Buddha As I write this, I can feel anxiety in my entire body; my legs are restless, my toes are tapping, and there are butterflies in my stomach twirling and diving, with some

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3 Keys to Cultivating a Healthy, Balanced Nervous System

 By Lisa Danylchuk, EdM, LMFT, E-RYT, Posttraumatic Stress/Trauma Topic Expert Contributor If you have studied trauma or yoga in the past decade, you’ve likely heard about the nervous system and its role in healing. Indeed, research and theory in trauma recovery has focused intensively on bringing balance to the nervous system and processing somatic impulses that become stored in the

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Two simple mindful meditation exercises for teachers

Take a mindful moment with these simple exercises for teachers. Photograph: Alamy Mindfulness can help teachers reduce stress and boost confidence. Clinical psychologist Erin Olivo shares her handy guide for getting started… In my 20-years of practice as a psychologist, I’ve found that mind-body strategies such as mindfulness meditation are one of the best ways

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