Mary Martin
By separating pain from the self and relinquishing evaluative judgment, mindfulness meditation is able to directly modify how we experience pain in a way that uses no drugs, costs nothing and can be practiced anywhere.
A new study, published in Biological Psychiatry, has revealed that mindfulness meditation engages distinct brain mechanisms to reduce pain compared to those of the placebo response.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-09-brain-scans-reveal-mindfulness-meditation.html
Mindfulness and
- Thinking about curiosity as going beyond the need for quick answers also highlights the power of what happens when we engage with uncertainty: having to ponder and anticipate answers can improve learning and memory, and curiosity can facilitate brain states that help us encode new information. Learning new things can be tough, but harnessing cu... See more
from No Spoilers, Please! Why Curiosity Makes Us Patient by Alison Adcock
- greater inquisitiveness motivated people to slow down, be patient and invest in experiencing the winding path to resolution.
from No Spoilers, Please! Why Curiosity Makes Us Patient by Abby Hsiung
- Curiosity drives an urgent desire for answers. But it can also prompt more patience, enabling people to savor moments of discovery.https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-spoilers-please-why-curiosity-makes-us-patient/
- The ED is also one of the main people responsible for setting the norms for our organizational culture ( how we act ) as well as our goals ( what we act on ), and our mission ( why we act.)
from I have stepped aside from my role as Executive Director because I think it will help more animals by Kirsty Henderson
leadership and culture
- a problem with mindfulness as a strategy
from Work‐related resilience, engagement and wellbeing among music ...
Missing the point about mindfulness and
Is that it’s not a strategy
- “Work-related Resilience, Engagement and Wellbeing Among Music Industry Workers During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Multiwave Model of Mindfulness and Hope”
from How Hope Beats Mindfulness When Times Are Tough by Kristin L. Scott
- To meet these challenges and increase the impact of foresight work, we need to rethink our approach from the very beginning of a project.
from The Beginning and the End of Foresight by Johannes Kleske