Want to feel more Calm, get some Headspace, and practice Mindfulness Daily?

By Greater Good Science Center | June 25, 2018

___ Let me ask again…want to feel more Calm, get some Head­space, and prac­tice Mind­ful­ness Dai­ly? There are apps for that—hundreds of them, besides the three I just men­tioned. These apps make a promise: Rather than invest­ing count­less hours and dol­lars in mind­ful­ness class­es or mind­­ful­­ness-based ther­a­py, we can choose to med­i­tate from the com­fort of…

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Growing research aims at helping cancer patients in distress access most-likely-to-help self-care options, from Mindfulness training to Web-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

By SharpBrains | February 1, 2018

___ Mind­ful­ness in can­cer treat­ment: time to stop and think (The Con­ver­sa­tion): “Breathe deeply and focus on the moment: mind­ful­ness now appears every­where as a tech­nique to improve well-being, includ­ing in health care. Mind­ful­ness train­ing is often sug­gest­ed for can­cer patients to reduce high lev­els of anx­i­ety and dis­tress asso­ci­at­ed with diag­no­sis, treat­ment and anticipation…

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