Tag: happiness
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Top 10 Types of Yoga and Their Benefits
Yoga can be an invigorating, stress-relieving form of exercise that offers a multitude of physical and psychological benefits. With so many types, it can be hard to distinguish between them. Our list of the top health benefits of yoga offers an explanation on each type of yoga benefits and how to choose the yoga practice […]
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Why does happiness matter?
Does happiness matter? People react to this question in surprisingly different ways. Some suggest that there are far more significant things to worry about; others see happiness as vitally important and something that every human being ultimately wants in life. To explore this conundrum, we need to start by looking at what happiness actually means. […]
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How Americans and Chinese Think About Happiness Differently
Researchers and thinkers have often claimed that cultures can be divided between individualistic cultures and collectivistic cultures. The former prioritize individual satisfaction and achievement, while the latter prioritize the collective goals of the family, group and society. American and Chinese cultures are often seen as falling on the opposite ends of this spectrum. U.S. has […]
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5 Ways You Can Use Mindfulness To Fix Your Brain
Researchers from the University of British Columbia recently pooled data from more than 20 studies to understand how practicing mindfulness affects the brain. While the researchers found significant changes in eight brain regions, there are two regions that are of particular importance to you. In these brain regions, the simple act of practicing mindfulness increased […]
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Massive coral reef discovered in the Amazon River
A team of scientists from Brazil and the United States discovered the reef in the muddy waters at the mouth of the Amazon, according to a report published on Friday. The reef system spans 3,600-square miles along the ocean floor, stretching from French Guiana to Brazil’s Maranhao state along the edge of South America’s continental […]
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Hug a tree to be happy
We know that trees have many benefits. In forests they provide habitat, wood, biodiversity and ecosystem services. In cities, they can mitigate the urban heat island effect by cooling the air and reducing greenhouse gases. But, perhaps surprisingly, there is increasing evidence that trees are also good for our mental health. Most people have heard […]
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How Do We Measure a Good Life?
How do we measure a good life? Do we judge it by the quality of an individual’s relationships and sense of meaning and purpose? Or, do we judge it according to an individual’s wealth, status and power? These external measures of success seem to count for a lot and yet, they clearly don’t buy happiness. […]
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Ten easy steps to happier living
We’re constantly bombarded with messages about what makes for a good life. Advertisers tell us it comes from owning and consuming their products. The media associate it with wealth, beauty or fame. And politicians claim that nothing matters more than growing the economy. But do any of these things really bring lasting happiness? For thousands […]
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Laughter yoga
Laughter yoga was created by Dr. Madan Kataria, “The Laughter Guru”, who believes in the power of laughter and its ability to provide physical and holistic benefits. To reap the scientifically proven benefits of laughter, you will laugh continuously for at least 10 to 15 minutes loud and deep, like a belly laugh coming straight […]
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What if money was no object?
“Let’s suppose, I do this often in vocational guidance of students, they come to me and say, well, “we’re getting out of college and we have the faintest idea what we want to do”. So I always ask the question, “What would you like to do if money were no object? How would you really […]