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Music as Medicine
How music can help relieve chronic pain

"Despite what we have learned and what we are now beginning to practice, there has been little work on chronic pain. This area of growing importance refers to pain either from an ongoing disease or that continues beyond the normal time that a wound usually takes to heal." Author:  [...]

Creating Community
This mask-wearing appeal could work better than shaming

"Emphasizing the act of protecting others may help people who would otherwise be reluctant to practice COVID protection to feel independent and strong, rather than compliant or obedient.” -  Co-Authors: Lawrence An, MD, and Kenneth Resnicow, PhD, The University of Michigan   Appealing to people’s concerns for their loved ones [...]

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Mindful Presence
Living more deeply by nourishing our insights

“We have to nourish our insight into impermanence every day. If we do, we will live more deeply, suffer less, and enjoy life much more.” — Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist   2020 has been a year we will all remember. A Chicago friend who [...]

Mindful Presence
Great time to try: learning to draw – 3rd in a series

Being in isolation might be a great time to try something new. In this series, we get the basics on hobbies and activities to start while you’re spending more time at home.  What can take you somewhere untouched by the clanging outside world? What can help you synthesise your thoughts [...]

Food for Life
Best food to counter the effects of air pollution

Growing up on the farm, I was "selective" about which veggies I would eat. However, as an adult, one of my goals became eating a consistently healthy diet with the most nutritious foods available. So - broccoli, brussel sprouts, spinach and kale were tastes which I acquired in adulthood - [...]

Mindful Presence
More families are discussing end-of-life planning as COVID-19 cases rise – here’s how to start the conversation

"With family together, either in person or by video, the holidays offer an opportunity for deep, personal discussions about the future." -  Lindy Grief Davidson, University of South Florida   In homes across the U.S., families increasingly know someone who has been sick or hospitalized with COVID-19. With the death [...]

Mindful Presence
Finding joy in 2020? It’s not such an absurd idea, really

"Joy, on the other hand, has a mysterious capacity to be felt alongside sorrow and even - sometimes, most especially - in the midst of suffering." - Author: Angela Gorrell, Assistant Professor of Practical Theology, George W. Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University     The year 2020 hasn't been [...]

Mindful Presence
Help me to remember, to bestir my compassion, and to shatter my complacency

"... when I have food, help me to remember the hungry. When I have work, help me to remember the jobless. When I have a home, help me to remember those who have no home at all. When I am without pain, help me to remember those who suffer. And [...]

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