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Meditation v. Pain
Read more: Meditation v. PainFrom PsychCentral: Habitual Meditation Reduces Pain Perception. “…Meditation trains the brain to be more present-focused and therefore to spend less time anticipating future negative events. This may be why meditation is effective at reducing the recurrence of depression, which makes chronic pain considerably worse.”
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Mindful Meditations
Read more: Mindful MeditationsAs posted by the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. Nice, quick, lo-fi doses of calm and awareness. 5 minute Breathing Meditation 12 minute Breath, Sound, Body Meditation 19 minute Complete Meditation Instructions 7 minute Meditation for Working with Difficulties 9:30 minute Loving Kindness Meditation 3 minute short Body and Sound meditation. 3 minute short Loving Kindness…
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Dating, Sex, and Herpes
Read more: Dating, Sex, and HerpesDating, Sex, and Herpes, a Q&A at the NYT with Dr. Peter Leone. Starts this way: Can you have herpes but never even know it? Can the herpes simplex virus spread even if you don’t have symptoms? And how do you navigate the maze of sex and dating when you know you are infected with…
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Free CBT in L.A.
Read more: Free CBT in L.A.A free CBT clinic launches this Sunday at SCCC. The flyer: FREE Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Consultation Clinic The Southern California Counseling Center5615 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90019(323) 937-1344 Come receive a one-time FREE CBT consultation and education from experienced mental health counselors! CBT is a highly effective type of mental health treatment…
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Your Pets, Your Relationship
Read more: Your Pets, Your RelationshipCan Pets Improve Your Relationship? PsychCentral article, summed up at the Well Blog this way: Do you greet each other with excitement, overlook each other’s flaws and easily forgive bad behavior? If it’s your pet, the answer is probably yes. But your spouse? Probably not.