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Meditation can reduce stress, but only if you really want it to: The first step in reducing cortisol is acceptance, new study finds

November 29, 2017 -

Even though modern technology is what has brought many of us further away from that tuned-in feeling in the first place, mobile apps are quite popular among those looking to bring the benefits of mindfulness meditation to their lives. Are these programs worth your time?

A study carried out by Carnegie Mellon University found that one of the most important components of any good mindfulness intervention is acceptance. Learning how to accept the way that things are in ...

Hollywood superstar Keanu Reeves takes stand for Tibet, faces huge backlash from Chinese netizens

January 27, 2022 -

A-lister Keanu Reeves has agreed to take part in an upcoming benefit concert for Tibet, which has drawn a huge backlash from Chinese netizens or, more likely, Chinese netizen bots belonging to the ChiCom government.

The Straits Times reports:

Calls for a boycott of The Matrix Resurrections have been getting louder after the 57-year-old was revealed to be in the line-up of the Tibet House US Benefit Concert on March 3.

The annual concert is held around the ...

These 11 essential oils will help with your lucid dreaming

June 28, 2018 -

An article from Waking Times reveals a list of 11 essential oils that can help improve your lucid dreaming. For the uninitiated, lucid dreaming refers to the experience of individuals who remain in control of themselves even though they're dreaming.

In the Indian Hindu practice of Yoga Nidra and the Tibetan Buddhist practice of dream yoga, a dreamer's ability to remain aware while dreaming is an important factor. Science has now recognized the positive effects ...

Humanoid Japanese robot keeps getting fired for repeatedly malfunctioning and being incompetent

July 15, 2021 -

SoftBank unveiled Pepper, a child-sized robot, in 2014 and began selling it the next year. "Today might become a day that people 100, 200 or 300 years later would remember as a historic day," said SoftBank chief executive officer Masayoshi Son at its introduction.

The Japanese corporation sold Pepper for around $1,790 per unit, excluding monthly fees for subscription services. SoftBank also offered to rent Pepper robots out to businesses starting at $550 a month.

But ...

Don’t sweat the exam: Another study confirms mindfulness reduces stress

January 08, 2018 -

The study also showed that Buddhist meditation boosts pupils' overall well-being. This ancient form of meditation is recommended by the National Health Service to help people feel better.

University counseling rose by 50 percent from 2010 to 2015 in some areas of the United Kingdom, which could be because of students suffering more mental health issues or becoming less enduring.

“Students who had been practicing mindfulness and distress scores lower than ...

Canadian beauty queen censored over comments critical of Communist China

January 27, 2017 -

Maura Judkis of The Washington Post reports, "Miss Canada has found herself at odds with Miss World organizers, in a conflict stretching back more than a year regarding her advocacy work against human rights abuses in China — historically, a major sponsor and booster of the pageant." Judkis writes that Lin was supposed to represent Canada during the 2015 pageant, but "Chinese authorities denied her a visa because of her political activity and support of Falun Gong, the Buddhist-inflected ...

Burning incense may expose people to toxic chemicals

February 12, 2007 - Burning incense may expose people to toxic chemicals

Monday, February 12, 2007 by: M.T. WhitneyTags: incense, air quality, air pollutionIncense, used primarily for religious, medicinal and meditative purposes, was found to create air quality environments hazardous to human health, according to reports by New Scientist magazine.A set of chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are of primary concern. While organic and often aromatic, PAH include carcinogenic ...

Meditation isn’t just a relaxing activity; it also offers science-backed benefits such as improved brain function

February 06, 2020 -

Meditation can improve sustained attention

Despite the fact that it has been around for a long time, not a lot of research has been done on meditation. The present study is the first comprehensive and longitudinal study conducted on meditation. The results showed that meditation's effects, especially when practiced diligently, could last for years.

The researchers noted that a person's capacity to sustain attention diminishes as he or she ages. They therefore sought ...

Natural matcha green tea extract found to effectively kill breast cancer cells

November 05, 2018 -

The scientists at the university’s Biomedical Research Center used a process known as metabolism phenotyping on breast cancer stem cell lines. They discovered that matcha “shifted cancer cells towards a quiescent metabolic state” while stopping them from spreading. Best of all, this was achieved using a rather low concentration of just 0.2 mg/mL.

In addition, they discovered evidence that matcha affects the signaling pathways that promote cancer stem cells in a way ...

How mindfulness-based practices can help you lose weight

October 14, 2018 -

What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness, which is rooted in Buddhist meditation, refers to the constant awareness of your own "thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens."

When you practice mindfulness, you also practice acceptance. Being mindful means paying attention to your thoughts and feelings without judging them. For example, you don't judge a thought as "right" or "wrong" the moment you think of something....

The benefits of intensive meditation last for 7 years, study shows

June 07, 2018 -

According to a study conducted at University of California, Davis, the effects of joining an intensive meditation program can be expected to last for years. This was based on research where 60 participants were asked to join at least one of two three-month meditation retreats held at the Shambhala Mountain Center in 2007. Those who participated were placed in group meditation sessions and were also taught to practice Buddhist mindfulness meditation that lasted six hours ...

Mindfulness meditation found to be less effective for men, according to researchers

April 29, 2017 -

Although touted as a way to treat depression and anxiety, the researchers noted that there have been no studies to investigate the effects of mindfulness meditation across genders. The researchers used this as the springboard for their study, which involved 77 Brown University undergraduates who took a 12-week course that focused on mindfulness training. The components of the course included papers, tests, presentations, weekly seminars, and three hour-long meditation sessions....

Great Britain becomes Great REPLACEMENT as forced Islamization reaches point of no return

December 24, 2022 -

For the first time since the 7th century AD, England is no longer a majority Christian nation, in large part because the globalists who have been running the country for decades facilitated a forced "migrant" invasion that rapidly changed its demographics.

Now, violent crime is everywhere. There are constant knife attacks, lots of stone- and bottle-throwing – cars being lit on fire with religious symbols spray-painted on the remaining evidence. And anyone who is not ...

Dozens of U.S. universities still taking millions from Chinese front group despite federal warning

August 26, 2020 -

The government labels entities that are directly controlled by foreign powers as “foreign missions,” and the designation subjects them to administrative requirements akin to those that apply to consulates and embassies. The Chinese government has spent more than $150 million funding more than 100 Confucius Institute programs throughout the U.S., according to a Senate report.

In a statement announcing the designation, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the group “an ...

Faith leaders issue joint statement slamming China’s persecution of Uighurs

August 24, 2020 -

The faith leaders also underscored the plight of the Uighurs as unique compared to other persecutions and mass atrocities in other parts of the world. Further, they questioned the international community's inaction toward the issue, calling into question their willingness to “defend universal human rights for everyone.”

Their collective support, the faith leaders noted, extends not only to the Uighurs but to other belief systems that the CCP is cracking down on, including Tibetan ...

Muslims are waking up to the fact that vaccines are made from filthy animal ingredients… and they’re demanding “Halal” vaccines 

July 31, 2019 -

In England, every child between the age of 2 and 10 is “expected” to get the nasal flu vaccine, as it’s part of the government’s efforts to sicken the masses for short-and-long-term pharma profits, just like in the U.S.A. Muslims in England are objecting to this insane practice and declare it is not permissible (or “halal”) by their religious practices according to Islamic law (not to mention it’s highly unnatural).

Basically, these Muslim parents don’t want unclean vaccines, ...

Same tech giants that refuse to display Alex Jones content are thrilled to help the communist Chinese government commit gross human rights violations

September 23, 2018 -

According to new reports, Google is right now in the process of developing a completely redesigned search engine platform for China that meets all of the totalitarian regime's communist guidelines for permissible content.

Chinese dictator-for-life Xi Jinping reportedly partnered up with Google to design a brand new platform controlling everything that China's 1.3 billion citizens are allowed to see online. In other words, only government-approved content will be allowed ...

Duckweed: A sustainable, protein-packed food source smeared by Big Ag

December 22, 2025 -

In suburban America, homeowners associations spend hundreds of dollars per acre to eradicate it with chemicals. In rural Thailand, families harvest it for breakfast, calling it "eggs of the water." This plant is called duckweed, a protein-packed food source Big Ag has smeared as a pest.

Duckweed is the fastest-growing plant on Earth, capable of doubling its biomass every 16 hours. But it can also clean polluted water naturally and produce more ...

California mayor under fire for proposing FENTANYL distribution to address homelessness

April 23, 2025 -

A mayor in Southern California is under fire for proposing the distribution of the opioid fentanyl as a way to solve homelessness in his city.

R. Rex Parris, the mayor of Lancaster in Los Angeles County, remarked during a city council meeting in February that he plans to relocate homeless individuals to a closed golf course near a residential area. Parris then shared his suggestion on how to make homeless individuals comply with his proposal.

"What ...

Mainstream media helping communist China justify the slaughter of Falun Gong practitioners

July 27, 2020 -

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, which we will refer to as ABC Australia (as opposed to ABC News here in the United States) for clarity, is reportedly airing a new program called, "Dark Karma (and The Power of Falun Gong)" that in many ways aims to justify the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 21-year history of persecution against the Falun Gong.

"Dark Karma" is described as a joint investigation by ABC Australia's Foreign Correspondent and Background Briefing that ...