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18 Oct 2010, 10:47 am
Abstract: Although it has been given qualified approval by a number of philosophers of education, the so-called 'therapeutic turn' in education has been the subject of criticism by several commentators on post-compulsory and adult learning over the last few years. [read post]
18 Oct 2010, 9:19 am
I find it hard to believe that more than a decade has passed since I first registered Create a Great Funeral Day as a holiday. [read post]
12 Nov 2010, 4:53 pm
At last month's ZomBcon, one of the panels was made up of three neuroscientists and zombie icon and filmmaker George Romero. [read post]
23 Dec 2010, 9:13 am
In Professor David Zlotnick's course Trial Advocacy: Integrating Mindfulness Theory and Practice, a student defends Mr. [read post]
1 Jan 2011, 2:14 pm
Stress reduction is one of several effects researchers have measured when a person affirms values most important to him or her. [read post]
27 Jan 2011, 3:39 pm
Not long after I took my first writing seminar from law and English professor George Gopen, my copy of The Elements of Style landed in my wastebasket. [read post]
11 Jun 2011, 11:43 am
This interesting piece of research suggests that a particular kind of goal setting can keep you on track, even if you are unconsciously subjected to priming. [read post]
17 Jul 2011, 10:13 am
On a walk this morning at Bear Creek Lake Park, I saw a sign warning visitors about coyotes. [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 10:15 am
Click to access the articles from Journal of Positive Psychology. [read post]
Why are Buddhist monks and nuns learning about science? What do Westerners learn when teaching them?
31 Jul 2009, 8:03 am
Meditation, positive thinking, and ethics are just a few of the topics enriched for both the monastics and the scientists in these programs described in "Monastics Turn Their Minds Toward Science" (Monterey Herald).Excerpt:Tibetan monks and nuns spend their lives studying the inner world of the mind rather than the physical world of matter. [read post]
9 Oct 2009, 7:58 am
The organization's 2009 conference is called "M3: The Next Generation. [read post]
14 Oct 2009, 12:44 pm
October 30 is the 10th annual Create a Great Funeral Day. [read post]
27 Jan 2010, 10:04 am
Excerpt:Hundreds of Haitian orphans who were in the process of being adopted by Americans have been evacuated out of the earthquake-devastated nation and united with their new families, thanks, in large part, to a Boulder attorney.Since the 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the island nation on Jan. 12 -- killing upwards of 150,000 people -- attorney Beth Klein has been working with U.S. [read post]
12 Feb 2010, 1:36 pm
The Mindful Child: How to Help Your Kid Manage Stress and Become Happier, Kinder, and More Compassionate is coming out soon. [read post]
20 Apr 2010, 7:34 am
Videos of some the sessions at the 2010 conference of the Mindfulness in Education Network can be viewed online. [read post]
13 May 2010, 1:18 am
Excerpt from "Artist meets neuroscientist for forum debate" (La Jolla Light):The Bronowski Art & Science Forum begins its 12th year with a nonrehearsed, unscripted conversation between the contemporary artist Roman De Salvo and the renowned neuroscientist Dr. [read post]
6 Sep 2010, 10:56 am
I have been waiting a long while for Jennifer Aniston to release a movie about the experiment detailed in Ellen Langer's newest book Counterclockwise: Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility (more here and here). [read post]
10 Oct 2010, 3:51 pm
Excerpt: What exactly is procrastination, this seemingly universal source of everyday vexation? [read post]
3 Feb 2011, 10:04 am
From "Roasting Coffee Beans a Dark Brown Produces Valued Antioxidants, Scientists Find" (Science Daily): Food scientists at the University of British Columbia have been able to pinpoint more of the complex chemistry behind coffee's much touted antioxidant benefits, tracing valuable compounds to the roasting process. [read post]
27 Jun 2011, 11:35 am
Excerpt from "Leadership movement involves contemplation" (The Columbus Dispatch): The participants in a weeklong leadership workshop that began Friday in Columbus might offer this simple advice: Take a deep breath - a deep, long, cleansing breath.The attendees are celebrating - or at least studying - beliefs espoused by the ALIA Institute, a Canadian nonprofit organization that promises to help leaders and entrepreneurs solve complex, systemic challenges through mindfulness (read:… [read post]
