Posts Tagged ‘meditation’
Stress
Stress. Non-Christian faithful understood an antidote, mediation, centuries ago, even though (physical and emotional) “stress” wasn’t a “thing” until the 1930s. Dr. Herbert Benson and Dr. Robert Keith Wallace of Massachusetts General Hospital were pioneers, studying meditation and its health benefits in the 1960s. Their conclusion, in a nutshell – relax!!! Somehow, anyhow: meditate,…
Read MoreSound and the Power of Connection
Sound may grant the ultimate power of connection to us. Researchers from Harvard Medical School and the University of Miami have compiled promising data that a routine hearing test administered to newborns may allow doctors to accurately screen those newborns for autism. In other words, there is more evidence that how children hear reflects how…
Read MoreCarpe decide-at-the-very-last-minute
Carpe diem, Latin for “pluck the day,” according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, is part of a larger quote by the Roman poet Horace: “pluck the day, trusting as little as possible in the next one.” Horace lived the philosophy of welcoming life moment-by-moment: an ancient sage empowered by a now scientifically-validated concept of a healthier,…
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