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27 December 2014Health

The Island Where People Forget to Die – NYTimes.com

Six months came and went. Moraitis didn’t die. Instead, he reaped his garden and, feeling emboldened, cleaned up the family vineyard as well. Easing himself…

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12 August 2014Health psychology

Hit the Reset Button in Your Brain – NYTimes.com

If you want to be more productive and creative, and to have more energy, the science dictates that you should partition your day into project…

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13 August 2013Contemplative Psychology Dharma

Building Inner Strength :: Pema Chodron

You build inner strength through embracing the totality of your experience, both the delightful parts and the difficult parts. Embracing the totality of your experience…

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13 March 2012Contemplative Psychology

Why self-compassion is healthier than self-esteem | Psychology Today

It’s important to distinguish self-compassion from self-esteem. Self-esteem refers to the degree to which we evaluate ourselves positively. It represents how much we like or…

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26 February 2012Health

Hey Kids, Eat Yourselves Smart! | Psychology Today

Another interesting article on essential fatty acids (Omega 3s and 6s) pointing out once again how absolutely essential Omega 3s are for brain function and…

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19 January 2012Food

You’re my favourite flavour :: by Fanny

OK it looks like I (penelope) just lifted someone’s (Fanny‘s) entire blog page … well thats just because I did… because it was so sweet…

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16 January 2012Health Toxics

3,163 ingredients hide behind the word “fragrance”

By Lisa Frack with Becky Sutton                                      …

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15 November 2011meditation psychology

Rewiring the Brain to Ease Pain – WSJ.com

How you think about pain can have a major impact on how it feels. That’s the intriguing conclusion neuroscientists are reaching as scanning technologies let…

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23 July 2011Contemplative Psychology Dharma

‪Tsoknyi Rinpoche at the Garrison Institue‬‏ – Video

This is an essential 20 min teaching from Tsoknyi Rinpoche which covers the topics that have been so personal to me: the “Western” mind and…

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18 July 2011Food Health kid's health

Gluten: What You Don’t Know Might Kill You

    This is a good article by Dr Mark Hyman about gluten sensitivity. After 20 years of avoiding gluten myself (note to self: put…

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