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Mindfulness-based meditation to decrease stress and anxiety in college students: A narrative synthesis of the research


My yoga practice grew up alongside my return to teaching. This fall, I attended the annual conference of the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education. It’s good to see this go from anecdotal evidence to a review of many … Continue reading

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Sandy Hook Elementary


I weep for the individual and collective loss we feel in this tragedy. I weep, also, with the burden of knowledge that there are things we as a society can be doing, and are not because we lack sufficient political will and moral courage. Continue reading

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Yoga Could Decrease Costs, Sick Days For People With Chronic Back Pain


It’s a small study, but it has an experimental design. It’s good to see Western science beginning, in fitful ways, to assess the health claims of yoga and other alternative modalities. People with chronic low back pain may want to … Continue reading

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