I recently ran a poll to see if meditation is popular for academics. We've seen the research that it's good for us, so it seems, as slightly more than half of the respondents meditate at least every now and then.…
I recently was notified about a relatively new app for meditation and mindfulness, called "Stop, Breathe & Think". The app is a perfect tool for both beginners and people with a steady meditation practice. The meditations are short, and the…
This week, I have the pleasure of hosting Amber Davis, who is sharing her knowledge on 3 important aspects we need to take care of to facilitate the process of writing the dissertation. Amber is a political scientist and PhD…
Flickr image under CC license by HaPe_GeraI've frequently written here on the benefits of meditation for your brain and your heart, how you can make meditation a habit and my personal explorations. In my opinion, meditation is the necessary exercise…
He often joins my meditationOver the past two years, I've regularly written about my explorations in meditation and mindfulness on this blog. By now, I consider meditation as important for my mind as exercise for my health. Over time, I've…
Whenever you need a little pick-me-up, you might like to do a loving kindness meditation. This type of meditation is part of the online mindfulness course.When I went through difficult times some months ago, I found peace and solace in…
Two months ago, I shared a podcast that shows the beneficial impact of meditation on the brain.Along the same lines, I am glad to be able to share this GoogleTechTalk with you. It shows some very interesting research on the…
I recently came across The Daily Checklist on Zen Habits. These are the most powerful ideas in the article:A good tool for learning to trust yourself to do all the important stuff is to make a daily checklist. Put 5-7…
While randomly browsing across interesting courses on iTunes university, which I enjoy listening to while cooking or doing random housework, I discovered Stanford's 'How to Think Like a Psychologist".The third lecture of this series is titled "Meditation, Anxiety and the…
Silva Relaxation is a free app that can be used as part of your meditation practice.If you enjoy these recordings with headphones, you can use them as a means to relax and shut out the outer world while you are…
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