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10 Well-Being Tips During the Days of COVID-19

March 27, 2020

Pelin Kesebir, Assistant Scientist at the Center for Healthy Minds, shares 10 well-being tips for the time of COVID-19.

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10 consejos para lograr el bienestar en tiempos de COVID-19

March 27, 2020

Pelin Kesebir, Científico Asistente del Center for Healthy Minds, comparte 10 consejos de bienestar para enfrentar los tiempos de COVID-19.

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Your Well-Being

COVID-19 Well-Being Toolkit and Resources

March 20, 2020

This toolkit has a list of resources to support well-being during this trying time.

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Research Findings

Brain scans link meditation to slower “brain-aging” in advanced meditator

March 18, 2020

In a recent study, the brain of monk and long-time meditator Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, who was 41 years old at the time, looked eight years younger than his actual age. The possibility that a person’s “brain-age” might be affected by meditation adds to a growing list of how mental training may yield lasting changes.

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COVID-19 and Our Common Humanity

March 16, 2020

Focusing on how global challenges can bring out the best in our humanity

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Your Well-Being

Healthy Minds in Practice: Valuing Strangers Audio Practice

March 10, 2020

In this five minute practice, we consider the common ground we have with strangers to be happy and free from suffering.

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‘The only thing you need is your own mind’: how to start meditating

Jan 02, 2025

With the new year often comes new "wellness" products or gadgets that can claim to help us be more mindful. But, the only thing you really need to get started with meditation? "Your mind," Dr. Richard J. Davidson, founder/director of Center for Healthy Minds, tells The Guardian.

Here Are 6 Things You Should Do At Night To Be Happier The Next Morning, According To Experts

Dec 27, 2024

These small changes in the evening will help boost your mood the next day.

Experts warn of mental health risks after rise in magic mushroom use

Dec 25, 2024

Although it is difficult to establish the prevalence of people who encounter post-psychedelic harms, recent research found that 8.9% of respondents who had used psychedelics regularly over their lifetime reported impairments lasting longer than one day.

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