Tag: Mindfulness

Innovative pacemakers are controlled by patients’ individual breathing patterns. Breathing exercises can help control stress and alleviate anxiety. Provided that our brains don’t become distracted from the task at hand. Which is where a British PhD student from the University of Bath comes in. His hand-held soft ball is connected to sensors attached to a user’s body, imitating their...

An app is supporting Black and indigenous women with breast cancer. Now an organisation from California is focusing on Black healing and how to respond to generational trauma. Among topics addressed: inequalities in the justice system, misogynoir, homophobia, transphobia, HIV/AIDS, racism and domestic violence. The organisation offers creative training sessions and psychological tools for self-reflection. Courses and events take...

It isn’t just New Year that offers the chance to shake off unwanted habits. Writing things down can help us reflect and improve certain behaviours. Now, a woman from Munich and her startup have developed a new kind of planner - complete with room for personal coaching. 20% of the book’s paper is made with the leftovers from apple...

Listening to our bodies is beneficial for our health. A startup that moved from London to Berlin is aiming to help those under mental strain to achieve inner peace. After various mind-expanding experiences, training in eastern medicine, and research and discussions with shamans, the female founder has developed an app together with partners from the fields of neuroscience and...

Decluttering is liberating and makes room for something new. This is also true when it comes to screen time. A woman and her Berlin-based startup are helping people develop a healthier relationship with their cell phones. Thanks to various interactive sessions, all based on behavioural therapy techniques, users investing 5-10 minutes in the app can soon confront their own patterns...

The pleasure we take in achieving our aims can be contagious. A startup from Poland, for instance, is offering an incentive to those who want to effect change in real life. Instead of focusing on ‘likes’, their app aims to foster personal growth and promote eco-friendly living. First, users choose concrete interests. ‘Challenges’ set by creative minds in the...

Laughing reduces stress. A walk in the forest, meanwhile, is good for our mood. A report by the British agency, Forest Research, confirms that spending 30 minutes a week among trees has a noticeable effect on our wellbeing. Immune systems are strengthened, and mental health improved (heard about this blood test?) Over 200 million euro have been saved in...

Good advice doesn’t always come cheap. There are exceptions, of course. But particularly with psychological illnesses, it can be best to get help from outside. As a direct result of Covid, many people are experiencing suicidal thoughts or heightened anxiety. From 2022, French citizens will be able to access therapy sessions free of charge so long as they have...