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Stress & Anxiety

Stress and anxiety aren't going anywhere - but you can change how you respond to them. These practices and articles teach you to notice stress early, work with anxious thoughts, and find calm without checking out.
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Magazine
Remembering 9/11 

There is no better reminder that we need to move toward a more mindful society together. Read on to see a selection of Mindful stories with this in mind. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • August 31, 2011
Magazine
A Mindful Response to the Riots 

Like most people who’ve expressed a view on the English city riots this month, I wasn’t there. Having relocated last year from inner London to a small countryside town an hour’s drive away, my experience of the unrest was mediated through television, Twitter and news websites. It was also filtered… Read More 

  • Ed Halliwell
  • August 23, 2011
Mindfulness: Getting Started
Getting Started
Mindfulness: Getting Started 

Lots of us think about trying mindfulness meditation, but it can be hard to know where to begin. We'll show you how to start, feel better, reduce your stress, and enjoy your life a little more.  Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • July 21, 2011
Magazine
There are no tigers in a blackboard jungle 

Inadvertently, No Child Left Behind has resulted in teachers more stressed-out than ever. This is where practicing mindful awareness can make all the difference. The classroom is a set-up for the stress response. I’m trying to get through this lesson so my kids will do well on the standardized… Read More 

  • Tish Jennings
  • June 13, 2011
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It’s Official: Rejection Really Hurts 

New research suggests that the same areas in the brain that are activated by physical pain are also activated at moments of intense social rejection. “Social Rejection Shares Somatosensory Representations With Physical Pain,” was recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study’s lead author,… Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • May 16, 2011
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Stress Reduction Improves Conception 

New research shows promise for women undergoing certain infertility treatments—they’re more likely to become pregnant if they take part in a simultaneous stress reduction program. The finding, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, raises new and controversial questions about the role that stress may play in infertility. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • May 11, 2011
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Books & Reviews
Befriending Fear: Working with Worry and Anxiety 

The fear-response is a powerful emotional and physiological reaction that can be triggered by more than just an imminent physical threat. In this excerpt from his book The Mindfulness Solution,  Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD, explores the human response to fear, and shows us how mindfulness can help manage it. Read More 

  • Ronald D. Siegel
  • March 3, 2011
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