Mindfulness Works!

Here is a good article describing a research study showing that Marines preparing to deploy to Afghanistan were made more effective and less stressed by engaging in mindfulness practices.  Their working memory and emotional control were significantly improved, helping them function thoughtfully and furthering their mission.

http://www.mindful.org/mindful-magazine/when-memory-is-under-attack

Mind-Body Medicine Has Arrived. Our Backwards Culture Just Doesn't Know It Yet

Here is a great overview of the emerging understanding of mind-body connections from a psychological perspective.  Enjoy!

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/26/magazine/what-if-age-is-nothing-but-a-mind-set.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0

Put down your device - and be in the present moment!

This 5 minuted video expresses the value of living in the present moment, undistracted by electronic devices, living in the real world in real relationships, rather than virtual relationships that are even more ephemeral and fleeting than life . . .

Environmental Working Group's Guide to Pesticides - 2013

http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary.php

We should all cook our own food.  Here is what happens when we have corporations cook our food for us!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Ty8HoIEEg