Blog posts –Articles by Lars Andersson
Mindfulness practice can help you quit smoking – research report
Nearly half of all adult smokers attempt to quit smoking each year, but the majority of quit smoking attempts are unsuccessful. To quit smoking is a significant stress factor, which can cause irritability, disturbed sleep and other withdrawal symptoms that…
How meditation can help your brain toward increased happiness
As modern-age human beings we often get so caught up in the busy-ness of daily life that we are more or less unconscious of the actual experiences that we move through moment by moment. Our minds are constantly active and…
Effects of meditation practice on body and mind; scientific research findings
While meditation practice is well recognised as a tool for quietening the mind, and cultivating harmony in daily life, scientific research has also discovered actual, measurable effects of meditation practice on the body that relate to both physiological and emotional-psychological…
Sleep and its associated problems
Here is the first Newsletter from Integrating Awareness for 2012, with a few bits and pieces that I hope will be of interest to you. The theme for this issue is sleep and its associated problems, with articles about: The…
Sleep medication may cause premature death
Research published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry [ref. 1] has uncovered some worrying facts about the possible effects of sleep medication commonly used for treating insomnia and anxiety. It appears that taking such sleep medication increases the risk of…
Sleep deprivation and its effects on your physical and emotional wellbeing
Sleep needs are probably genetically determined, and can vary between individuals from as little as 4-5 h/day to 9-10 h/day, with an average of 7-8 h How much sleep someone needs cannot be stated simply as a certain number of…
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and sleep problems
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a chronic psychiatric condition resulting from the experience of a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, combat experience, natural disaster experiences, motor vehicle collisions and other accidents. PTSD sufferers commonly experience fear, hopelessness, recurring mental…
Sleep problems and fibromyalgia
Research at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology involving more than 12,000 women, indicates that, over a 10 year period, women with sleep problems are at significantly higher risk of developing fibromyalgia than women without sleep problems. Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia…
What is Gestalt therapy?
Gestalt therapy is an holistic, mindfulness-based approach to counselling and psychotherapy, which has had great influence on a vast range of therapy modalities ever since its inception in the 1950’s. It draws on the client’s own inherent capacity for healthy…
Creating relationship agreements with EASE
There are certain fundamental principles that need to be in place for a relationship to be truly fulfilling. My understanding of these principles are summed up as the Fulfilling Relationship philosophy. The strategies which translate this philosophy into practical reality,…
