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Science and the Profile Picture
Read more: Science and the Profile PictureFor online dating site users, here’s a statistical analysis of picture styles (smiling, looking at the camera, clothed, doing something interesting, etc.) versus number of initial contacts. May be vaguely useful, and for others, vaguely entertaining. To write this piece, we cataloged over 7,000 photographs on OkCupid.com…In looking closely at the astonishingly wide variety of…
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Meditation Bliss-Ninnies
Read more: Meditation Bliss-NinniesOn theme: Marcia Lucas, PhD blogs a response at Psychology Today re meditation as zoning out. Here’s the polite version of a question I received recently about my support of mindfulness meditation as a practice for well-being in relationships: Why are you encouraging people to zone out? Sitting around pretending they’re above it all, and avoiding…
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Take a Breath
Read more: Take a BreathFrom my blog on PsychologyToday.com – Crisis Knocks: One of the simplest ways to begin coping in a crisis, or to just get through the stresses of an ordinary day, has been there all along: Breathe. Dorothy could’ve gotten home long ago with the help of her ruby slippers; you may find that simply breathing,…
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Mindful Driving
Read more: Mindful DrivingMy debut effort on the Huffington Post, from a planned “LA Coping Kit” series: First step: Turn off the radio, turn off the cell phone, set distractions aside. Multitasking and mindfulness aren’t a good fit. Next step: Focus on one thing. Notice your breathing. The way your stomach lifts with each inhalation and falls…
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Mindfulness MP3 Collection
Read more: Mindfulness MP3 CollectionImported from Live Mindfully, here’s a collection of links to mindfulness MP3s from around the web. Something for every occasion–thinking, breathing, sitting, hearing, worrying, exercising… Try ’em out. ACT: Acceptance of Anxiety ACT: Acceptance of Thoughts ACT: Watching Thoughts Go By ACT: Leaves on the Stream RMIT: Mindfulness of Thinking IHP: Mindful Breathing IHP: Mindful…