Introduction to Brain Waves and Neuroscience Overview of Brain Waves Brain waves are the electrical impulses produced by the brain’s neurons as they communicate with each other. These waves can be measured using electroencephalography (EEG), which involves placing electrodes on the scalp to detect and amplify the brain’s electrical activity. Brain waves are categorized […]
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Instead of detention, these students get meditation
It’s a typical situation in any school across our nation. Students make fun of each, mock and taunt, then there’s some pushing and perhaps even a fight. Then, the students are sent to the detention. Many experts are now starting to question this practice, as it does not look as if it resolves anything. Now, […]
Mindfulness Meditation: A Powerful Tool to Alleviate Stress
The fact that we live fast lives and that our environment is dynamic and changing is quite self-evident. One of the negative consequences of such environment is that the levels of stress are elevated and they tend to last a long time. Under these circumstances, it is only logical that people resort to practices […]
A school replaced detention with meditation. The results are stunning.
Teachers face this situation every day, there is a kid in the class and they act in a way that is disruptive and inappropriate for a classroom setting. We’ve been primed to think that detention of such student is the best course of action, and we accept it as a traditional solution. Now, one school […]
The Alchemy of Mindfulness
Coal and diamonds are made of the same internal molecules, but couldn’t be more different on the outside. This serves as a useful metaphor. Mindfulness is about seeing things as they are. It doesn’t try to eliminate our emotional states, it tries to alter how we perceive and react to them. Emotional alchemy can […]
Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò Calls on People of Faith to Unite in a Worldwide Anti-Globalist Alliance
The fight against globalism is fought on many fronts and on a global level. Now, an archbishop is joining this fight and he put a call out for every to see. For him, this is an opportunity to people to get rid of tyrannical and oppressive yoke brought by globalization. He calls people to reassert […]
How Meditation Saved My Mind
I received introductory lessons on meditation from a local Buddhist worshiper. The technique I learned along with my girlfriend was vipassana or insight meditation. It relies on deep breathing and constantly returning to a calm state. I began to use meditation to combat the mental fatigue that came with alcoholism. I moved to Madison, Wisconsin […]
Benefits of digital fitness trackers don’t trickle down to those with lower incomes
Devices with smart technologies are a part of our everyday life. Fitness industry is heavily utilizing available technological advancements and many devices now enable you to benefit from this technology. As is the case with many other benefits, those who can really use these to improve the quality of life are really not getting them. […]
5 Tips to Be Happier Today
There are a few things that you can do today in order to make yourself happier. The first thing you should do is eat something that is healthy, as well as tasty. This will help you feel guilt free. You also should go out into nature as we all have a love for nature deep […]
Beyond Survival: How Cooperation Shapes Species
Introduction The Importance of Cooperation in Nature In the grand tapestry of life, cooperation is a thread that weaves through the fabric of countless species, binding them together in a complex web of interdependence. While Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection emphasized competition as a driving force of evolution, modern science has revealed that […]
