Wellness

Music For Better Health (Whether Listening Or Playing)

April 28, 2021

Music can have a powerful effect on your mood and emotions. It’s not unknown for some people to burst into tears at the sound of a particular song, when it’s connected with a strong memory. Fortunately, music has plenty of happier connotations for many people. We all know that music is used to raise the mood at parties and to\

Working Well: Managing Work Stress

April 27, 2021

Many studies have shown the ways work can affect our mental and physical health — anxiety, insomnia, high blood pressure, and a weakened immune system, to name a few. The damage is compounded by the detrimental ways we deal with stress, such as overeating, binging on unhealthy foods, along with

Finding The Rhythm Of The Universe Through Movement and Music

April 25, 2021

There are moments of transcendence during which you strike spiritual gold. Instantly and seemingly without cause, something shifts and you tap into an energy greater than your own. Time and space seem to suspend, your mental vantage point expands, everything makes sense

6 Tips For Reducing Stress And Anxiety In Your Life

April 24, 2021

We all get stressed and anxious from time to time. Some of us are able to handle it fairly easily, while others may find it a lot more difficult to manage our troubling emotions. However, there are ways to help reduce your stress and anxiety when you’re feeling overwhelmed. Repeated stressors and anxiety will affect your health if they are

Helping Children’s Literacy Is Possible Anywhere

April 23, 2021

This story is a vignette from the life of a dedicated friend who works in an international organization committed to children’s rights. We will call her Saraswati, after the Hindu goddess of knowledge and arts, believed to endow human beings with the powers of speech, wisdom, and learning.

Earth Management: A Dialogue on Ancient Korean Wisdom and Its Lessons for Today

April 22, 2021

The subject of today’s talk is “The Hongik Spirit and the Future of the Earth.” The subject is a big one, but I believe it won’t be too much for our two guests. They are already engaged in global activity in different fields, and it is my understanding that, when it comes to the value and importance

What Meditation Does To Your Brain

April 21, 2021

Anyone who has ever attempted to meditate can vouch for the fact that while it is theoretically simple, it is extremely challenging in practice. In fact, its simplicity is what makes it difficult, and it is also what makes it worthwhile. “Mindfulness meditation” (the practice most popular in the United States)

Cannabis Considered: 50 Shades of Mary Jane

April 20, 2021

Marijuana (cannabis) is one of the most controversial and politicized controlled substances in the United States. It has many names — Mary Jane, pot, ganja, sativa, etc. — and stories about it ranging from positive to negative, depending on whom you ask, abound. The tide, however, seems to be turning.

Making Real Change

April 19, 2021

One of the ways to assess the impact of human activities on this planet is what is known as the “ecological footprint.” In order to stand, I need land the size of my two feet; that’s my footprint. In order to lie down, I need land the size of my body flat on the ground. Likewise, all human activities, even the

Why Is Anxiety So Common Today?

April 16, 2021

Anxiety is a major issue in modern society, with many people struggling with this mental health condition. If you’re struggling with something like this — it is well worth your time to look for help — and there is never a better time to do this than now.

How Stereotypes Affect Us (And What We Can Do)

April 11, 2021

African Americans are better at sports. Asians are better at math. Though we outwardly seek and applaud diversity, stereotypes persist. “Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do” investigates the research of Dr. Claude Steele, a social psychologist, on stereotypes — and how, even in a society that

Making the Connection: Music for Healing and Wellness

April 8, 2021

Throughout history, people have often turned to music as a means of releasing stress and tension that has been scientifically proven to adversely affect our overall well-being. That’s because the connection between and healing transcends time and space.

Is Your Phone Making You Forgetful? Learning and Memory in the Digital Age

April 6, 2021

The ultraconnectivity of our modern society is causing a wholesale shift in the way we retain information in our heads. Where most of history has been a process of wielding tools to remember things for us (everything from scratches on papyrus to the PC), we’re entering an age where we don’t really have

Breaking Down Overeating Behavior With Neuroscience

April 5, 2021

When it comes to losing weight, some of the most common advice out there is “portion control,” at least when people aren’t trying to promote some combination of foods that will somehow set the process of weight loss in motion. There’s probably some good advice in all of these helpful hints, but they’re not always easy to

Brain-Based Integrated Learning For The 21st Century

April 3, 2021

Educators, parents, and innovators came together for a conference held by Arizona State University titled “Brain Education: Integrated Learning for the 21st Century” to celebrate humanity’s greatest asset — the human brain. The consensus was that the future of humankind depends on how well we understand and use our brains.

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