by meerkatweb | Oct 2, 2017 | Nature and Mental Health
Fascinating study reinforces calming effect of watching nature videos on inmates Positive effects of nature imagery on inmates...
by meerkatweb | Aug 4, 2016 | Other Mental Health
Your word choice can affect how you view the world, how you treat yourself and others. It can also change your brain literally. Source: Doctors Say Your Word Choice Can Hugely Change Your Brain
by meerkatweb | Jul 7, 2016 | Building Happiness, Nature and Mental Health, Other Mental Health
So much of our lives seem to be spent in front of technology these days, the virtual experience, filtered through the screen has replaced an enormous amount of our connection to each other, and to nature. We are bleary eyed and burnt out, much of the time ..or perhaps...
by meerkatweb | Jan 29, 2015 | Nature videos and sounds
Relaxing nature sounds of water beside an Irish river (runs for 8 hours). Restful and relaxing for meditation or working to. Thanks and credit to Johnnie...
by meerkatweb | Jan 29, 2015 | Nature and Mental Health, Nature videos and sounds, Resources and Tools
Calming bluebell forest with birdsong. Nice to put at full screen and work or relax to. Also suitable as a background for meditation. For a more realistic effect play in High Definition with Annotations Off (options at bottom right of the player in YouTube).
by meerkatweb | Jan 26, 2015 | Mindfulness, MBSR & MBCT, Resources and Tools
We’ve designed a free Mindfulness Poster around the concept of ‘Being Mode’ (as opposed to ‘doing mode’) which you can print to help you or your clients/students visualise easily the simple concept of returning to the breath. This might...
by meerkatweb | Jan 23, 2015 | Mindfulness, MBSR & MBCT
“If you truly get in touch with a piece of carrot, you get in touch with the soil, the rain, the sunshine. You get in touch with Mother Earth and eating in such a way, you feel in touch with true life, your roots, and that is meditation. If we chew every morsel...
by meerkatweb | Jan 20, 2015 | Loss and Grief, Nature and Mental Health
In recent years there has been an upsurge of interest in a holistic treatment known as ‘Ecotherapy’ or ‘Green Therapy’. This therapy, a synergy of the interests and research of psychologists, ecologists, social scientists and philosophers, has developed as a result of...
by meerkatweb | Jan 19, 2015 | Coping with Change, Other Mental Health
We generally use the word “stress” when we feel that everything seems to have become too much to handle and we begin to wonder whether we can really cope with the pressures that are placed upon us. Anything that poses a challenge or becomes a threat to a persons well...
by meerkatweb | Jan 14, 2015 | Building Happiness, Positive Psychology
So you’ve heard the term ‘Positive Psychology’ being bandied about, and wonder what it is, or perhaps suspect it’s just the old adage of ‘think positive’. Here’s a quick introduction and clarification. Positive psychology...
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