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The Brain's Ability to Look Within: A Secret to Well-Being

The Two Paths of Attention: Outward & Inward What’s the difference between noticing the rapid beat of a popular song on the radio and noticing the rapid rate of your heart when ...
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Stressed About the Holidays? You're Not Alone.

Welcome to the holiday season - the end of the year stretch where many of us stress about traveling, financial constraints, shopping, holiday parties, and family get togethers. ...
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6 Quick and Easy Mindfulness Tips to Combat Holiday Stress

Is holiday season stressful or even lonely? Heard about the scientific benefits of mindfulness but just don’t see how you could fit it in? Especially during the holidays? We often ...
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3 Science-Backed Ways to Relieve Pain and Stress for Good

Stress has a rotten reputation—but not all of it is bad. The “good” kind gets you across the street quickly when you see an oncoming vehicle, or it motivates you to work towards a ...
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Why Embracing, Not Resisting, Challenge is the Secret to Resilience

Research shows that we have more positive experiences than negative ones, yet research also shows that our brain tends to focus on the negative aspects of our lives.
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An Incredible Alternative to Mindfulness

We keep seeing more studies demonstrating how mindfulness meditation can change the brain, make us feel better, and generally improve our lives. That’s great. But what if it ...
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The Secret to Keeping Your Cool When You're Really Mad

We all know the situation: something happened that made us upset, we go over it in our mind, we blow our top, we say things we don't mean, we exhaust ourselves and, ultimately, we ...
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Four Science-Backed Ways to Restore Your Mental Energy at Work

It’s 2pm, you’re feeling that afternoon slump and can’t seem to be able to concentrate on work. Or you’ve worked a long week and just can’t seem to muster up the stamina to ...
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