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Tai Chi for Stress, Anxiety, and Depression
Read more: Tai Chi for Stress, Anxiety, and DepressionScience Daily: Tai Chi Gets Cautious Thumbs Up for Psychological Health. [A study] found that practicing Tai Chi was associated with reduced stress, anxiety, depression and mood disturbance, and increased self-esteem. What’s Tai Chi? Wikipedia’s answer is here.
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Chronic Pain Anonymous
Read more: Chronic Pain AnonymousAdded to the resources page here, Chronic Pain Anonymous. New and not huge, you’re more likely to find online or phone meetings than one nearby. From the site: How do I know if I may benefit from Chronic Pain Anonymous? If your life is managed around your experience of pain and if you make choices…
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RAINing Mindfulness
Read more: RAINing MindfulnessThe Irish Times Tara Brach spells out RAIN (the mindfulness acronym): R is for Recognise. Just recognise that you have the emotion, that you’re very anxious for instance. A is for Allow. Allow the anxiety to be present, accept that it’s there. No need to get into a fight with yourself over it. I is for Investigate.…
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Tourette’s Therapy
Read more: Tourette’s TherapyFrom the Los Angeles Times: Behavioral therapy effective in treating Tourette syndrome: The therapy, called comprehensive behavioral intervention for tics, has several elements. The key component, habit reversal training, helps patients become more aware of the urge to tic, then teaches them to engage in a voluntary behavior — rhythmic breathing, perhaps — that competes…
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The Exercise Gene
Read more: The Exercise GeneA European twin study finds the desire to exercise runs in the family–deep: Using complicated statistical formulas, the scientists concluded that differences in exercise behavior were about 60 percent attributable to genes. In other words, your parents influence your decision about whether to be active, not just by signing you up for soccer camp when you’re…