Mindfulness: Don’t Look Beyond Your Inner Circle

1 day, 4 hours ago

Bridging the generational divide: The power of curiosity and communication

In the past, generations were defined by distinct cultural and technological experiences, each lasting decades. “The issue isn’t just the generational gap, it’s the lack of connection," explains Mumbai-based psychotherapist Dr Aman Bhonsle. “Older generations feel like they’re being left behind, while younger ones feel like they’re sprinting on a treadmill that never stops." Dr Sneha Sharma, psychiatrist and co-founder …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

The 6 Issues People-Pleasers Bring Up The Most In Therapy

Huff Post

Fiordaliso via Getty Images Boundaries, guilt and difficulty dealing with conflict are common issues that people-pleasers talk about in therapy. Trouble Determining Their Own Needs “Oftentimes, people-pleasers will disclose that they just don’t have a good assessment tool of determining what it is that they actually need,” Watson said. “If those values also include valuing yourself and your needs, you’ll …

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4 months ago

Interview | Seek moments of spiritual silence and listen to your inner voice: ‘Stress to Zest’ author Aritra Sarkar

Firstpost

Sarkar’s new book, Stress to Zest, takes readers on a transformative journey, helping them understand how various stress factors – financial, relational, professional, health-related, competitive, social, or parental – impact the human mind Learn to believe in and have faith in something, says Sarkar In the vast array of self-help books available, many focus on lifestyle, challenges, goals, and successes. …

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4 months ago

Opinion: Don’t panic this Thanksgiving: You can survive political disagreements

LA Times

Many of us anticipate this upcoming post-election Thanksgiving holiday with dread, worried that angry political arguments will tear our families apart. When we make an effort to learn about someone’s life beyond politics, we will almost always find some common experience or shared value, something we can understand and affirm, even with people whose political opinions are antithetical to our …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Have a politically divided family? These tips help you talk across the dinner table

NPR

Have a politically divided family? The two of them say they don't agree on "pretty much anything" politically — and there have only been a handful of times they've voted for the same person. Sponsor Message Polling data from SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University shows that almost half of the U.S. electorate thinks members of the opposing political …

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4 months, 4 weeks ago

5 tips for talking to those with divergent views

CNN

Video Ad Feedback Americans are feeling anxiety about the election. Dr. Gupta shares tips for managing it 04:10 - Source: CNN Editor’s note: The podcast “Chasing Life” with Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the medical science behind some of life’s mysteries big and small. “I think it’s harder for more people, more of the time because of the culture that we …

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8 months ago

Mindfulness retreats: The quiet travel solution to a noisy world

BBC

Mindfulness retreats: The quiet travel solution to a noisy world Kate Schoenbach In a world simultaneously connected through and plagued by social media, silence is becoming an ever-appreciating commodity. Alizé Jireh Yaccino Retreats can include anything from meditation to yoga to mindfulness practices like journalling When I spoke to Blue Cliff Abbess Sister True Vow, she told me that feedback …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

How to benefit from the conversations you have at work

Hindustan Times

Successful workplaces are usually characterised by good communication. The set-piece moments of careers, like job interviews and big presentations, are about transmitting information In a paper published in 2015, Kyle Brink of Western Michigan University and Robert Costigan of St John Fisher College found that 76% of undergraduate business degrees in America had a learning goal for presentation skills, but …

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10 months ago

Beat uncertainty, anxiety by being mindful

Hindustan Times

In the last month, therapy sessions have been filled with client narratives around uncertainty, anger and instances of how it’s hard to keep oneself centered. After doing such an exercise one of my clients reported that over the last month he realised he was spending upwards of 10 hours every day consuming news in some form or the other. In …

Mindful

1 year, 1 month ago

How touchy-feely parenting and therapy have created the loneliest, most helpless, depressed, and fearful young people ever. ABIGAIL SHRIER reveals six 'bad therapy' tactics that could be harming your

Daily Mail

When we were little, my brother and I were occasionally smacked by our parents. And while overdiagnosis, or the expansion of definitions of mental illness, may partially account for this, it doesn't completely explain the pervasive distress felt by young people today. You might even call their efforts 'bad therapy' – the sort of thing that a malevolent mastermind who …

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1 year, 2 months ago

The 6 Issues People-Pleasers Bring Up The Most In Therapy

Huff Post

Fiordaliso via Getty Images Boundaries, guilt and difficulty dealing with conflict are common issues that people-pleasers talk about in therapy. Trouble Determining Their Own Needs “Oftentimes, people-pleasers will disclose that they just don’t have a good assessment tool of determining what it is that they actually need,” Watson said. “If those values also include valuing yourself and your needs, you’ll …

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1 year, 5 months ago

World Mental Health Day 2023: 11 powerful quotes to overcome stress by spiritual leaders

Hindustan Times

Our mental health is an invisible force that controls our thoughts, feelings, emotions and the way we react or respond to situations. Focussing on the present moment, filling our hearts with gratitude and love, and giving up unrealistic expectations are the habits one can inculcate for a happy and stress-free life. On the occasion of World Mental Health Day, here …

Health Stress Mental

1 year, 6 months ago

Reasons why fearful avoidants struggle with conflict: Tips to combat

Hindustan Times

Conflicts are natural in any relationship. Reasons why fearful avoidants struggle with conflict: Tips to combat We're now on WhatsApp. Click to join Here are a few reasons why fearful avoidants avoid conflicts: Perceive conflict as a threat: They see conflicts and chaos in a relationship as a threat that can shake the stability of their relationship. Blaming themselves: People …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Why you need to conduct business with more heart

Live Mint

Research shows that our brains are wired for empathy, but we have weakened these connections over time. This play intervention used Goleman’s ‘empathy triad’ or three stages of empathy development for the sales heads to deeply empathize with their IT clients. In the case with the IT leaders, this level of empathic concern helped build stronger relationships and prioritize the …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Regular meditation could help make better decisions, study finds

Live Mint

When making smart decisions, often one must consider both positive and negative information which can be difficult when the latter triggers worry and anger. A recent study by Elliott Ash, Professor of Law, Economics, and Data Science at ETH Zurich, studied this avoidance of negative information or cognitive bias to understand how it can be reduced to help people make …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Forging our own path to lasting happiness

Hindustan Times

Is happiness elusive to many? In her latest book 3 Tips: The Essentials of Peace, Joy and Success, author-philanthropist Meera Gandhi answers this pertinent question, attempting to give readers tools to cultivate and live a joyful life. The book, 3 Tips: The Essentials of Peace, Joy and Success by author Meera Gandhi, covers a wide gamut of themes including wellness, …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Tips to succeed in life and not sink after a crisis

Hindustan Times

A crisis can impact people in numerous ways affecting their emotional, social, physical and financial well-being since often during a crisis, people tend to embrace self-doubts and judge themselves and those around them harshly. Nourishing an ecosystem of happiness driven by compassion and empathy allows people to overcome pain, focus on growth, and support those around them to reimagine success …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Can mindfulness improve workplace relationships?

Live Mint

A new study suggests the real payoffs emerge when an individual's mindfulness is translated into mindful interactions and relationships. "An understanding of how individuals bring mindfulness with them to work, and how these practices may contribute to interaction and relationship quality, is especially relevant as work landscapes are ever-changing and interdependence is increasingly becoming the norm," said Christopher S. Reina, …

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2 years, 9 months ago

How to train your mind to reach a place of peace and calm

Live Mint

You would have heard the word ‘mindfulness’ being tossed around in conversations and print ever so often, especially in the current scenario, when stress and anxiety levels are at their peak. Simply put, mindfulness speaks of intentionally observing and being aware of what is happening within or around us ‘in the present moment’, without passing any judgement, good or bad. …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Why you need an attitude of mindfulness for travel

Live Mint

A 33-year-old tells me during a therapy session: “My husband and I have been fighting a lot. Over the last few weeks, the impact of revenge tourism—in the context of the dissatisfaction people are feeling about their own lives, the fear of missing out on international or domestic travel opportunities, and comparisons due to social media—have begun to emerge as …

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3 years, 2 months ago

To Stay Positive, Know That Sensitivity is Not a Weakness, It’s a Strength

News 18

In today’s world of high competitiveness, self-introspection and being positive is something we don’t have time for in our lives. If you are looking for validation for that statement, then you need to watch Elena Herdieckerhoff’s TEDx talk which will change your perception regarding sensitivity. In her TEDx talk, she said the popular cultural narrative around highly sensitive people needs …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Are we practicing mindfulness incorrectly? Here's what a study says

Hindustan Times

A new study has found that despite knowing the concept of mindfulness, people often practise it incorrectly. Scientific understanding of mindfulness goes beyond mere stress-relief and requires a willingness to engage with stressors The study has been published in the 'Clinical Psychology Review Journal'. Studying popular concepts of mindfulness, the researchers found most laypeople are confusing the practice with passive …

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55 years, 3 months ago

Companies Are Giving Lip Service to “Self-Care”—but It’s Not What Employees Really Need

Slate

Few people are as knee-deep in our work-related anxieties and sticky office politics as Alison Green, who has been fielding workplace questions for a decade now on her website Ask a Manager. But it can be hard to see those gestures as genuine, given that the same employers often expect people to work too many hours without breaks, discourage them …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Practising mindfulness this season

Hindustan Times

“Mindfulness is simply being aware of what is happening right now without wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding on when it changes ; being with the unpleasant without fearing it will always be this way ” believes James Baraz, American meditation teacher. Meditation can make the mind stronger and help us in coping with uncertainty and handle …

Meditation Mind Help

3 years, 10 months ago

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021: The products that are kind to your mind

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When you’re alone at home that doesn’t happen – and the cumulative effect …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Finding hope in the Bhagavad Gita’s timeless wisdom

Live Mint

When I started writing on the Bhagavad Gita a couple of years ago, my goal was to translate it as simply as possible—so it would be easier to understand, and also benefit, both first-time readers and those who had struggled with its complexity, language barrier, and so on. The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita: Timeless Wisdom for the Modern Age by …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Little minds with big questions about the pandemic

Live Mint

With the second wave of covid-19 hitting hard and with strict restrictions imposed, the hope of returning to the joys of the past in 2021 seems to have been washed away. “Will we be able to ever see school again?”, “My friends are sick, will they be ok?”, “Will we never meet people again?”, are some questions that are leaving …

Children Feel Help Questions

4 years ago

How the ’scarcity mindset’ has set in our hearts

Live Mint

In the past year, money conversations have made it to therapy sessions much more than they used to. We felt we had to be prepared and some of us even believed “having more is better than having less”—and in those moments the scarcity mindset strengthened in our minds and hearts. I want to renegotiate my relationship with money and want …

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4 years, 1 month ago

20 beautiful quotes on mindfulness and meditation

India Today

Meditation is effective in eliminating stress, anxiety, tension, worries and relaxing your mind as well as the soul. Now that you know the immense benefits of meditation, dive into reading beautiful quotes on mindfulness and meditation to get inspired to practice awareness, and attention. In meditation, go deep in the heart—Laozi When you go into the space of nothingness, everything …

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4 years, 1 month ago

5 things to keep in mind when supporting friends who are struggling

ABC

One of my friends is three months into her pregnancy. On top of the usual pandemic stressors, I've had close friends dealing with all manner of major life events, from loss of work and mental health crises, to strenuous divorces and grieving loved ones. Having been the one in crisis myself, I know that when you're lucky enough to find …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Conversations with self : We need resilience and relevance

The Hindu

One cannot say or write with assurance what the pandemic has caused to the psyche of most people, yet there is no doubt that it has shaken the very edifice of human existence. Given this thought, I believe it may be sensible to ‘thin slice’ our existence and look at two essential aspects of living, especially if we have to …

4 years, 2 months ago

15 best mindfulness apps to help you keep calm during a crisis

The Independent

Sign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. During the first surge of coronavirus last March, mindfulness apps had unsurprisingly seen …

Independent App Help

4 years, 4 months ago

Mindfulness: Express Happiness and Sadness In Equal Measures

News 18

It is always good to keep oneself happy, but should be for the sake of showing others. There is always the fear of losing everything.” The psychiatrist asked, “Are you able to show that you are sad?” The businessman replied, “No, I have a reputation in society. I have to show myself happy in every situation.” The experienced psychiatrist explained, …

4 years, 4 months ago

Don’t just be mindful of the present; it’s also important to be hopeful for the future

ABC

I have spent more time than usual with my dog during this pandemic. However, in a time like now, without some of our normal life structures, our thoughts may be wandering more “free range” than usual. As Czech philosopher, playwright, former president Václav Havel puts it, “hope is not the conviction that something turns out well, but the certainty that …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Mindfulness: What Makes You Insecure

News 18

We are living in fear and we want to make us feel secure. These kind of thoughts have influenced everyone from big nation like America to the common man. Everyone feels insecure when his economic condition improves a little. Mindfulness’ reader Ruchi Verma from Ranchi writes, “The moment a person in a joint family begins to be economically stronger, he …

4 years, 5 months ago

Mindfulness: Nurture Many Relationships Simultaneously

News 18

When we associate ourselves so much with anything that it becomes impossible to see anything else then this condition starts defining our decisions regarding people around us. When we complain that no one helps in life, we forget that we, too, don’t help others where they need us. Help doesn’t always mean that you save someone’s life heroically. We don’t …

Life

4 years, 5 months ago

Mindfulness: It's Important How You Tackle A Crisis

News 18

In this time of corona crisis, it is essential to make our mind strong. When asked, what is the difference between then and now, they said difference doesn’t lie in crisis, but in the mind. Elders are saying that first take care of your mind, other things will be fine soon. When I was a little child, I asked her, …

Our Mind

4 years, 5 months ago

Meditation Practices For Social Change: Sharon Salzberg's Tips : Life Kit : NPR

NPR

Look inward to make external change: Advice from a meditation teacher Enlarge this image LA Johnson/NPR LA Johnson/NPR When you think about meditation, what comes to mind? But that's exactly what Sharon Salzberg, a bestselling author and world-renowned meditation teacher, says is the answer. Sponsor Message Salzberg's new book, Real Change: Mindfulness to Heal Ourselves and the World, argues that …

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4 years, 6 months ago

Mindfulness: What It Takes To Command Respect

News 18

Long time ago, a politician died. His wife was at the door of the heaven to welcome him, but he said, “First, let me see back, how many have come to see me off.” The wife tried to make him familiar with the reality but he refused to listen to her. The wife said, “I don’t understand, why you are …

4 years, 9 months ago

Acknowledge when it matters

New Indian Express

But if — and only if — you have the space for it, let’s talk about the weight of the world. Let’s talk about how, when someone wellknown takes their own life, there’s a shockwave that goes through the collective, then a range of predictable ripples. People express disbelief, which may be true in the moment but is ultimately hollow, …

4 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus has created a new source of anxiety – but we will always take mental health seriously

The Independent

Lockdown is storing up a “tsunami of mental health problems”. There is light coming through the cracks: on an anecdotal level, I have noticed colleagues, friends, family and contributors to The Independent speaking more openly about their mental health and their emotions than ever before. This Mental Health Awareness week on the lifestyle desk, we have spoken to people who …

Mental Health

5 years ago

The simplest thing we can do now is show kindness: Juhi Chawla

Hindustan Times

I have brought my son back home with me to Mumbai, but my daughter is a little stubborn. However, I wish we could all be together now,” says Juhi Chawla, with her signature warmth. I’m taking lessons online.” The Ishq actor adds, “Apart from that, I’ve been reading and watching films. Emphasising how each person should help those in need, …

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5 years ago

Meditation and mindfulness tips for coping with the coronavirus pandemic

LA Times

Paying attention to what’s happening in the moment is difficult in the age of COVID-19, but it can also help us cope during an unsettling time. Your practice will only get stronger over time.” Try to avoid what Winston calls “worst-case scenario” forward thinking and focus on what’s happening now. In a way, we get to be better people” Sampson …

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5 years, 6 months ago

How Japanese concepts of IKIGAI, mindfulness can make our lives wholesome and rewarding

Firstpost

The island of Okinawa in Japan, where Ikigai has its origins, is said to be home to the largest population of centenarians in the world. In a small island town south of Japan, called Okinawa, which also goes by “the land of immortals”, the average life span is 90 years and 66 percent of residents live till they’re 100. “Okinawans …

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7 years, 3 months ago

Make self-compassion your top New Year's resolution

Salon

Many of us will start out the New Year by making a list of resolutions – changes we want to make to be happier such as eating better, volunteering more often, being a more attentive spouse and so on. I study self-compassion, and my research and that of others show that how we relate to personal failure – with kindness …

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7 years, 3 months ago

3 Mantras That Can Help You Get Through Any Crisis

Huff Post

Trina Dalziel/Getty Images In the face of a crisis—whether the loss of a job, the end of a relationship, a betrayal or a financial setback—the human mind has a tendency to react in conditioned, limited ways that usually only intensify our pain. Instead of becoming trapped in the mind’s repetitive and ultimately self-defeating thought loops, you can use the following …

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7 years, 8 months ago

From Advertising to Spirituality: Suzy Singh’s Inspiring Story

The Quint

Can you tell us the inspiration behind “7 Karma Codes” and the key insights from the book? The Swadharma code helps in activating your right brain capabilities to produce more powerful ideas, and the Sangha code provides the perceptual tools to help you manage people dynamics in more effective ways so that you instinctively begin to choose collaborative approaches over …

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8 years, 2 months ago

5 mental tricks to help you manage stress and be more ‘mindful’ in 2017

LA Times

If only we could just pick up strength, clarity and wisdom and run with them. “Mindfulness is an open-hearted way of being aware of the flow of moment-to-moment experience as it’s happening,” explains Trudy Goodman Kornfield, founding teacher of mindfulness center InsightLA. Through practicing mindfulness, you can notice there is a feeling of dislike percolating inside and know that “you …

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8 years, 8 months ago

Boost Your Business and Energize Employees: Applying the 4 C’s of Mindfulness in the Workplace

Huff Post

Practicing meditation in the workplace “Stress-reduction and mindfulness don’t just make us happier and healthier; they’re a proven competitive advantage for any business that wants one.” ―- Ariana Huffington Did you know that an unhappy workplace leads to 46% more expenses for the organization? To synthesize some of the principles of mindfulness, we created the 4 C’s – a simple …

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Mindfulness: Don’t Look Beyond Your Inner Circle

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