Practicing mindfulness meditation over an 8-week period reduces the severity of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms in women, according to a study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology. Mindfulness meditation training involves focusing attention on present-moment experience and the nonjudgmental awareness of body sensations and emotions. Previous research has suggested that mindfulness training may […]
Gregg Braden: The Power of Visualization
In this fascinating video, the scientist, author and speaker, Gregg Braden explains how the Law of Attraction works. You can change the world. How? There is a field around us, a collective consciousness, in which we all participate. This collective consciousness creates our reality. It can be influenced by us through our DNA, by using […]
Dr. Richard Davidson: Exercise Our Minds for Happiness
Richard J. Davidson, one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Director of the Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior and the Laboratory for Affective Neuroscience, and Founder and Chair of the Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, at the Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. […]
Leading at Google: Michael Carroll [Video]
This event was part of the Leading at Google series: Michael Carroll visits Google’s Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book The Mindful Leader: Ten Principles for Bringing Out the Best in Ourselves and Others. A new generation of business leaders is turning to mindfulness as a cutting-edge leadership tool. Research suggests that the practice of mindfulness […]
Richard Gere: Dedicated to Daily Meditation
Hollywood star Richard Gere shares that enlightenment is built in a day-to-day effort with the practice of meditation. In his own words: “The only thing that will get us anywhere on the spiritual path, whether it’s concentration, loving kindness or wisdom that we want to develop, is dedicating ourselves to a daily practice. We take for […]