The Girl Guides are launching a new badge to help teenagers understand and talk about mental health problems. The Think Resilient badge will be introduced from April, and was developed with the mental health charity Young Minds. It aims to break down the stigma surrounding mental health issues, and will give young women the chance [...]
Mindfulness training courses could soon be a feature of the NHS, as a new report has suggested that the organisation could save money and reduce staff stress. The Mindful Nation UK report, published by the Mindfulness Initiative, said that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) could improve patient health and wellbeing among those suffering with lower back [...]
Depression is a common problem in the UK, with the NHS stating that approximately one in ten people in the country will suffer from the condition during their lifetime. However, new research has suggested that depression in adults could also affect their children. A Swedish study that examined 1.1 million kids born in the country [...]
Parents who are worried that their children may be dangerously overweight might want to consider mindfulness training courses, following research revealing that mindfulness could prove to be beneficial in encouraging weight loss and healthy eating in children. Conducted by the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the study found that the brains of youngsters who are obese [...]
Today is January 18th – often referred to as Blue Monday, the most depressing day of the year. But why is this? It’s thought that people’s moods are negatively affected by the cold and wet weather, the state of their finances after Christmas and by the thought of just how long it is to go [...]
Getting to know your unconscious mind is one of the keys to personal development. Rapport between conscious and unconscious aspects to our brains is pivotal to happiness and success in life. Often, problems occur when the two parts of the mind are out of rapport (out of synch). We don't often discuss things that are [...]
If you suffer from depression and have been looking into online NLP courses to help you learn techniques to change your way of thinking and make positive life changes, you might want to have a look at a new social network and app that has been developed to help people living with stress and mental [...]
With Christmas but a few days away, it's natural that people's thoughts turn to family and friends, and what their plans are for the holidays. But this time of year can be very difficult for many who don't have that support network in place for whatever reason. It's often thought that loneliness is something that [...]
Anchoring yourself to the present moment by connecting your mind and body is the basic principle you’ll learn about when you take mindfulness courses online, but if you’re keen to get started straightaway here are a couple of methods for clearing your mind that will set you on the right path. Shower time What you’ll [...]
If your new year diet has taken a bit of a tumble but you still want to make sure you have a bikini body this summer, have you considered undergoing mindfulness training to change your approach to food? Mindful eating focuses on listening to the body and its hunger signals, rather than restricting what you eat. [...]
