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11/20/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Yoga and mindfulness-based therapy can help stressed out employees improve their quality of life

When employees go on sick leave, they are either too physically ill to go to work — or they need to rest for their mental health. A study suggests yoga and mindfulness-based therapies to improve the quality of life of people experiencing burnout. The study, published in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, showed that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based cognitive […]

12/01/2017 / By Russel Davis

Better than drugs: New documentary explains how lifestyle choices such as gardening, yoga and meditation are the best path to mental health

Yoga, meditation and gardening may effectively relieve stress and boost the body’s overall health, a new documentary shows. The documentary examined the effects of the three drug-free interventions on 68 volunteers who reported feeling stressed. Three sets of control groups were observed during the eight-week study. The researchers noted the participants’ stress levels during the […]

10/20/2017 / By Russel Davis

Meditation changes the structure of your brain, cuts stress in half according to new study

A recent study published in Science Advances has revealed that practicing mental activities such as meditation and mindfulness training may help reduce stress levels by half. Mental training techniques have been gaining steam due in part to their apparent efficacy in decreasing a person’s stress levels and promoting key values such as attention and mindfulness or social competencies including […]

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