Girl Guides Introduce New Mental Health Badge
The Girl Guides are launching a new badge to help teenagers understand and talk about mental health problems. It aims to break down the stigma surrounding mental health issues, and will give young women the chance to learn self-calming techniques. This may even encourage them to understand more about seeking mindfulness training in the UK […]
Stress-Related Sick Days For Police ‘On The Rise’
Police forces around the UK might be inspired to offer their officers mindfulness training online in order to combat feelings of stress they may be feeling, given figures revealing that the number of sick days taken because of stress has climbed by 50 per cent in the last five years. A Freedom of Information request […]
Is Mindfulness A Good Tool For Parents?
Mindfulness has been shown to be effective at helping users control their stress, depression and anxiety, which is why it is often practised by parents who have to juggle very busy lifestyles, responsibilities and demands. Cope with challenges Anyone who has been on a mindfulness course will know that the self-help practice gives you tools […]
Mindfulness Could Benefit NHS & Staff Members
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 […]
Parents’ Depression ‘Can Negatively Affect’ Children’s Grades
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 (reported by Reuters) that examined 1.1 million kids born […]
Mindfulness to Help Tackle Obesity In Children?
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 […]
How To Get Through Blue Monday
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 […]
Neighbour Disputes ‘Result In Depression & Stress’
Maintaining good relationships with your closest neighbours is always advisable but since you have no control over who lives next door to you, this isn’t always possible – and you could find your mental health and wellbeing affected if you end up having disputes. Ocean Finance research has found that one-third of all adults in […]
Mindfulness To Help Smokers Quit?
If you’re a smoker and are keen to quit, it might be worth trying out some UK mindfulness training, as a new study has found that certain exercises can actually decrease your motivation to light up. Conducted by scientists at the University of Oregon and Texas Tech University, the research found that when smokers took […]
Mindfulness Training Helps Psychologist Overcome Loneliness
A health psychologist who moved from his home in Ireland to London a few years ago was able to overcome serious homesickness and loneliness thanks to UK mindfulness courses. In an article for the Irish Times, Darragh O’Shea observed that he was well aware that isolation and loneliness could have a very real impact on […]