Tag: Mindfulness

Evening walks sharpen our senses. We perceive nature more clearly at night. The same goes for our bodies. By closing our eyes and concentrating on our bodies, we can more accurately assess how we feel on the inside. Start to understand the links between our body and our mind. This so-called ‘interoception’ - known as the 6th sense -...

Blue sky, sunshine - and our mood is tip-top. But for some, even the summer weather isn't a reason to get out of bed. From the outside it’s impossible to say when a mood disorder first presents. Which is precisely why researchers at Indiana University have developed a blood test for those affected. Using RNA markers, the test can...

Feelings all over the place? It’s a sensation that many of us are familiar with thanks to the on-going global pandemic. A new twenty-hour course run by Yale University entitled ‘The Science of Well Being’ offers a rare glimmer of hope. Key topics are getting to know yourself, identifying individual strengths, and learning to integrate concepts such as appreciation...

We’ve all been there, right? Not Mars but planet Brainfreeze. We pass someone on the street who seems to know us, but we can’t place them. Are they from work? Or one of Michele’s friends? A new study shows that our brain is to blame. Memories are retained like a snapshot, tying people to a particular context. If we...

All you need for the dark winter nights is a comfy sofa and some low lighting - but wait, aren’t we missing something? Daring to venture out in the dark is like discovering a new world where adventure awaits at every turn. Being out at nighttime puts our senses on high alert. Suddenly we hear, smell and feel things...