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How Meditation Reduces Inflammation And Helps Prevent Disease.

Rob Ryan — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 10:22:25 +0000

Mindfulness and meditation have supported me to manage positively some significant health issues over the years. I`ve been a student of meditation for many years, so I want to share the following article with a wider audience. It discusses from a scientific point of view “How Meditation Reduces Inflammation And Helps Prevent Disease”.

This article has been sourced from The Huffington Post. The link back to the original article follows at the end of this post.

Science has shown that mindfulness meditation can have a positive impact on a huge range of health conditions, including cancer, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. The practice has even been found to slow HIV progression and protect the brain from aging.

Mindfulness seems to improve nearly every aspect of health — but how? While mounting research has revealed many of the numerous physical and mental health benefits of mindfulness, little is known of the mechanisms underlying these positive changes.

Now, a new study from Carnegie Mellon University, published on Jan. 29 in the journal Biological Psychiatry, demystifies the neurobiological effects of cultivating a focused awareness on the present moment.

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Huffington Post link http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/meditation-brain-changes-study_us_56b4b7aee4b04f9b57d93bef

People In Therapy Want You To Know …. 9 things!

Rob Ryan — Fri, 15 Jan 2016 22:43:30 +0000

Really useful Therapy info that I`m often asked about!

Therapy can be a loaded word. Misunderstandings about mental health mean this treatment, which has helped millions of people, is sometimes judged and stigmatized — and that can stand in the way of healing.

So here’s a PSA to the entire world: Therapy is not a bad thing.

Seeing a mental health professional is no different than seeing a specialist for any other illness. Research shows therapy is one of the best ways to treat mental health disorders. Period. And for those without a mental illness, it’s a great way to simply work through pressing life issues that may be causing some stress.

Therapists can give a person the tools they need to successfully manage their condition. It’s perfectly reasonable to go to a clinician for a physical illness. Shouldn’t the same expectation apply to a clinician for a mental illness?

The point, after all, is to be healthy. That includes taking care of the mind in therapy. In an effort to demystify the process, HuffPost rounded up 10 things everyone should know about therapy.

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This is not what therapy is actually like.

1. You should never feel ashamed for being in therapy.

Everyone experiences bouts of stress or sadness. But when these feelings become too overwhelming, therapy can help a person take back control. There is absolutely no shame in seeking help.

“Talking about your issues and problems out loud can be very helpful. It gives some perspective,” Gregory Dalack, chair of the department of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, previously told HuffPost.

“Talking with somebody who is trained to understand anxiety and depression can be even more helpful to help manage those symptoms, reframe some of the negative thoughts we tend to have and move us to a place [mentally] where we can cope with those difficulties,” he explained.

Even the people who seemingly “have it all together” sometimes need a little assistance. Public figures from Kerry Washington and Howie Mandel to Kate Middleton and Demi Lovato have all praised the benefits of going to therapy.

2. There’s stilla huge stigma attached to it.

Not only is there sometimes a negative perception when it comes to therapy, the stereotype prevents people from even trying it in the first place. Research shows many people with depression don’t actively seek treatment to help manage their condition.

Let’s reiterate the first point: There’s absolutely nothing wrong with asking for help.

3. When it comes to treatment, everybody’s different.

There’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to treating matters of the mind. There are multiple methods of therapy, from cognitive behavioral therapy to group therapy. What works best for one person may be entirely different for someone else.

4. There is no “right” amount of time to be in therapy.

The length of time in therapy depends on circumstances like a person’s level of stress, life events or mental illness diagnosis.

“While some forms of therapy are open-ended, others can be more focused on helping you manage the issues at hand over a relatively short period of time,” Dalack said.

5. No, you don’t have to lay on a couch.

Many people have a preconceived idea about what a session is like based purely on pop culture, and that usually includes the idea that you absolutely must lay on a couch as a gray-haired man with glasses writes down your deepest secrets on a clipboard. More often than not, the portrayal is far from the truth.

6. It sometimes takes a while to find the right therapist.

It doesn’t mean anything if a person has seen multiple mental health professionals. To employ a cliché, therapy is a lot like dating — it isn’t necessarily a good match on the first try. The point is that a person is getting the help they need.

7. Not everyone in therapy has a mental health disorder.

Therapy can help people sort through any distressing issue, from work-related stress and family conflict to marriage troubles and academic pressures. There is no wrong reason for seeking a little support.

8. Your therapist definitely doesn’t gossip.

At least not in the way you may think they do. Therapy is all about someone’s personal development. That may include discussions about people who have shaped their current reality, but it’s not a water-cooler gossip session by any stretch of the imagination.

9. Being in therapy doesn’t necessarily lead to medication, but if it does, that’s totally okay.

Not all people in therapy are on medication; not all people in therapy can manage their condition just by seeing a professional.

Like most medical treatments, the method depends on the symptoms and the circumstances. A therapist will work with a person in order to develop the right plan, which may or may not include medication.

Travel And The Pursuit Of Happiness

Rob Ryan — Thu, 03 Sep 2015 15:07:35 +0000

Report tells us what we already know! Travel and Happiness are like Twins .. they just go together.

So often we seek happiness in things that we buy. Personal items, things for the house. We buy things to make us happy. Yes I hear you say! And while we have these ‘things’, we usually feel just great.

We`ve heard said “I`m in need of some shopping therapy”. Great while it happens, but we soon need to do it again!

The result, happy, short term thrill and credit card debt … growing.

“One of the enemies of happiness is adaptation,” says Dr. Thomas Gilovich, a psychology professor at Cornell University who has been studying the question of money and happiness for over two decades.

We buy things to make us happy, and we succeed. But only for a while. New things are exciting to us at first, but then we adapt to them.”

My best memories are to do with travel, with holidays … being there and after, in conversations with friends, the pics and the videos on Facebook. And the saving up can be fun to do. The looking forward to the ‘happy time’ is also great. It teaches us lots and the build-up process about deciding and denying because “I need the cash for my holiday and travel” .. it`s just good for us?

>>>So what`s on your happiness bucket list? New York, Sydney, Antarctic, canoeing, desert hike, para sailing …. and more

Read lots more about the Science of why we should spend money on experiences and not things.

Dr. Thomas Gilovich, a psychology professor at Cornell University who has been studying the question of money and happiness and …

Most people are in the pursuit of happiness. There are economists who think happiness is the best indicator of the health of a society. We know that money can make you happier, though after your basic needs are met, it doesn’t make you that much happier. But one of the biggest questions is how to allocate our money, which is (for most of us) a limited resource.

There’s a very logical assumption that most people make when spending their money: that because a physical object will last longer, it will make us happier for a longer time than a one-off experience like a concert or vacation. According to recent research, it turns out that assumption is completely wrong.

So rather than buying the latest iPhone or a new BMW, Gilovich suggests you’ll get more happiness spending money on experiences like going to art exhibits, doing outdoor activities, learning a new skill, or traveling.

Gilovich’s findings are the synthesis of psychological studies conducted by him and others ……

Read on and build your happiness and well-being quotient. Happiness = new events = travel!

Click here now and enhance your HAPPINESS and WELL BEING!!

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3043858/world-changing-ideas/the-science-of-why-you-should-spend-your-money-on-experiences-not-thing