Mary Martin
@marymartin
awareness, imagination, futures thinking, and hope.
Mary Martin
marymartinphd.com
The Science of Awe
The Science of Awe: This white paper explores the nature of awe, what elicits it, who is more prone to experiencing it, and the effects it has on individuals.
ggsc.berkeley.eduMindfulness Research and conferencing
awe
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
Contemplative dyads, in particular, represent a deep interpersonal meditative practice carried out in pairs with a witness who engages in active listening while the other person reflects on a question or topic.
Contemplative Dyads
Mindfulness and
contemporary societies seem to care about three things: national prosperity, social cohesion and stability, and personal well-being. But the personal attitudes that will lead towards these three ‘goods’ are not eternal: they depend on the nature of the world. So even if those three aspirations are taken for granted, educational values — the traits... See more
Guy Claxton • A life of tests is no preparation for the tests of life | Aeon Essays
if an animal
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s life is worth
living without having a point and without being meaningful in any of the usual senses, then
perhaps a human life can also be worth living without that.
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s life is worth
living without having a point and without being meaningful in any of the usual senses, then
perhaps a human life can also be worth living without that.
Article
narrativists and
nature research
Human beings simply aren’t wired for longitudinally taking care of themselves; we engage with the things that we find interesting and intrinsically motivating. Simply knowing that something is “good for us” isn’t a catalyst for changing our behavior. An effective therapy must be something a patient wants to do because it is compelling, and not... See more
Landmark FDA Clearance May Accelerate Compelling Digital Therapeutics
Effects of Expressive Writing on Psychological and Physical Health ...
Andrea N. Nilesncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mindfulness Research and conferencing
expressive writing