Integrating Awareness on Facebook
I was looking through my postings on the Facebook page for Integrating Awareness, and I realised that there are a whole lot of items there that are very interesting and that you may have missed unless you follow that page diligently. So I figured that I would provide a collection of links to these Facebook items in a newsletter, to make it easy for you to find the ones that may interest you.
If you like one (or several) of these items, please, LIKE it and SHARE it with your Facebook friends. Also, I would be very curious to read any COMMENT that you may have on them!
Mental health
- Mindfulness practices can be amazingly effective in the treatment of some mental health disorders, in particular when integrated with good counselling/psychotherapy. Read more here…
- Meditation practice does not automatically sort out your psychological/emotional problems! To address those you need counselling/psychotherapy, which may integrate mindfulness/meditation practices for specific purposes in addressing your issues. Read more here…
- Mindfulness-based therapy is as effective as CBT when dealing with depression and anxiety. Read more here…
- ADHD is now the most commonly diagnosed condition for children in the US after asthma. The percentage of children diagnosed with ADHD has increased by 5% every year from 2003 to 2011. Some people believe the internet is the culprit. Read more here…
Mindfulness, general
- If you are concerned that mindfulness practice will take up too much of your time, or will make you less productive, or that it is only for New Age people, then you should read this…
- Mindfulness is a must-have for effective leadership, and prepares a foundation for growth. Read more here…
- Research confirms the obvious; mindfulness practice opens the mind to awe and wonder! Read more here…
- You can learn mindfulness from your child(ren); learn how to fully experience each moment, learn how to see with eyes of fascination, be filled once again with wonder and awe! Read more here…
- Being mindful is not a matter of thinking more clearly about experience; it is the act of experiencing more clearly, so that you get to actually experience and fully taste the flavour of each moment. Read more here…
Mindfulness and physical health
- Mindfulness meditation has benefits not only on the mind but also on the body; research has found connections to cardiovascular health. Read more here… and here…
- Mindfulness practice can help you get into and keep up an exercise routine. Read more here…
- Mindfulness practice can help with Rheumatoid Arthritis pain. Read more here…
- Does mindfulness practice help you lose weight? Read more here…
- Mindfulness meditation has been found to preserve your telomeres; that part of your DNA that appears to determine your vulnerability to cancer and other illnesses that may kill you! Read more here…
Mindfulness and the brain
- Research shows that meditation has actual, physical effects on the brain. Read more here… and here…
- Decrease the need for addictive drugs by learning mindfulness practice. Read more here…
- Research has now found that even just a little bit of mindfulness practice can help you avoid temptation at the cake counter, as well as at the bar! Read more here…
Sleep
- Sleep deprivation disrupts your genes, and is related to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, poor immune function, cognitive decline in later years etc. Read more here…
- Lack of sleep & increased time online increases the risk of depression. Read more here…
- Symptoms that lead to a diagnoses of ADHD, may in many cases actually be indications of insufficient or disordered sleep! Read more here…
Relationship
- Women who go through divorce are more likely to have a heart attack than women who don’t. And also, more than men who go through a divorce. Read more here…
- Sexual dysfunction is very common in women as well as in men of all ages. Developing your ability to be fully present to your experience, i.e. mindfulness, can help. Read more here…
- How to love better; mindfulness in relationship. Read more here…
And also, you must watch this very, very funny video: Men and women describing their dates in differing ways…
If you like the Integrating Awareness Facebook page, please, give it your “thumbs up” (i.e. LIKE it). And if any of the items you have visited have struck a cord with you, and you want to explore deeper into what may be possible for you, personally, then please contact me now!
Be well, and enjoy being!
Kind regards,
Lars Andersson
