Mindfulness in a Frantic World

Depression

Is It Possible to Avoid Mental Health Problems?

Danny Penman Ph.D. on November 23, 2023

Neuroscientists increasingly believe that anxiety, stress, and depression result from a core process in the mind going wrong. Meditation could be an effective treatment.

Neuroscientists increasingly believe that anxiety, stress, and depression result from a core process in the mind going wrong. Meditation could be an effective treatment.

Mindfulness

Can Mindfulness of "Feeling Tones" Help You Rediscover Calm?

Danny Penman Ph.D. on November 2, 2023

A radical new approach to understanding consciousness is casting light on the root cause of mental health problems.

A radical new approach to understanding consciousness is casting light on the root cause of mental health problems.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness Could Be a Powerful Painkiller

Danny Penman Ph.D. on February 7, 2019

If you suffer from chronic pain, then you might find relief from an unlikely source—mindfulness meditation.

If you suffer from chronic pain, then you might find relief from an unlikely source—mindfulness meditation.

Mindfulness

Mindfulness May Enhance the Performance of US Special Forces

Danny Penman Ph.D. on January 11, 2019

A new study shows that mindfulness reduced anxiety and stress in US Special Forces. Can even the most elite performers benefit from mindfulness training?

A new study shows that mindfulness reduced anxiety and stress in US Special Forces. Can even the most elite performers benefit from mindfulness training?

Mindfulness

Is Awe Our Most Underrated and Powerful Emotion?

Danny Penman Ph.D. on September 7, 2018

Awe calms the mind and soothes the spirit. It defuses anxiety, stress, and unhappiness, while sparking curiosity and creativity. It's also easy to inspire.

Awe calms the mind and soothes the spirit. It defuses anxiety, stress, and unhappiness, while sparking curiosity and creativity. It's also easy to inspire.

Mindfulness

Can Mindfulness Help Relieve Tinnitus?

Danny Penman Ph.D. on July 17, 2018

One in seven people will suffer from tinnitus at some point in their lives and yet its causes are unknown and treatments are only partially effective. Mindfulness offers new hope.

One in seven people will suffer from tinnitus at some point in their lives and yet its causes are unknown and treatments are only partially effective. Mindfulness offers new hope.

Stress

Can You Reduce Anxiety and Stress by the Way You Breathe?

Danny Penman Ph.D. on June 27, 2018

Dissolve anxiety, stress, and unhappiness, enhance your mind, and unleash your creativity with these simple breathing exercises.

Dissolve anxiety, stress, and unhappiness, enhance your mind, and unleash your creativity with these simple breathing exercises.

Stress

Is Correct Breathing the Secret to Living Mindfully?

Danny Penman Ph.D. on May 22, 2018

Dissolve anxiety, stress and unhappiness. Enhance your mind and unleash your creativity with these simple breathing exercises.

Dissolve anxiety, stress and unhappiness. Enhance your mind and unleash your creativity with these simple breathing exercises.

Empathy

Is Empathy Our Most Dangerous and Self-Indulgent Emotion?

Danny Penman Ph.D. on February 1, 2018

You can harness empathy for good or evil and it carries with it a slight tinge of entertainment or even voyeurism. Shouldn't we cultivate compassion instead?

You can harness empathy for good or evil and it carries with it a slight tinge of entertainment or even voyeurism. Shouldn't we cultivate compassion instead?

Mindfulness is so much more than meditation. The real meditation is your life.

Grief

Should You Try to "Get Over" Grief?

Danny Penman Ph.D. on January 16, 2018

Grief is overwhelming. It is painful beyond measure. Should you active try to "get over" it?

Grief is overwhelming. It is painful beyond measure. Should you active try to "get over" it?

Chronic Pain

How to Relieve Chronic Pain With Mindfulness

Danny Penman Ph.D. on January 24, 2015

Relieve chronic pain, reduce stress and restore wellbeing with week three of our mindfulness meditation course. Recent clinical trials show that mindfulness meditation can reduce chronic pain and suffering by 90 percent....

Relieve chronic pain, reduce stress and restore wellbeing with week three of our mindfulness meditation course. Recent clinical trials show that mindfulness meditation can reduce chronic pain and suffering by 90 percent....

Mindfulness

Can Mindfulness Really Reduce Chronic Pain?

Danny Penman Ph.D. on January 15, 2015

Pain, suffering and stress can be intolerable – but it doesn’t have to be this way. The second week of our t three-week course reveals a series of simple practices that you can incorporate into your daily life to relieve chronic pain and the suffering and stress of illness. Clinical trials show that mindfulness meditation can be as effective as prescription painkillers. We

Pain, suffering and stress can be intolerable – but it doesn’t have to be this way. The second week of our t three-week course reveals a series of simple practices that you can incorporate into your daily life to relieve chronic pain and the suffering and stress of illness. Clinical trials show that mindfulness meditation can be as effective as prescription painkillers. We

Recent clinical trials show that mindfulness meditation can reduce pain and suffering by 90 percent. This three-week course shows you how to begin.

Media

Why I’ve Gone on a ‘Media Diet’

Danny Penman Ph.D. on July 24, 2013

I’ve been feeling quite miserable lately for no apparent reason. I knew that this state of mind, like all others, would eventually pass. Nevertheless, I decided to embrace the feelings and probe their origins. It led me to a surprising conclusion...

I’ve been feeling quite miserable lately for no apparent reason. I knew that this state of mind, like all others, would eventually pass. Nevertheless, I decided to embrace the feelings and probe their origins. It led me to a surprising conclusion...

Mindfulness

Meditate Just Like The U.S. Marines

Danny Penman Ph.D. on July 3, 2012

The US Marines have embraced mindfulness meditation to help them cope with anxiety, stress, depression, pain and exhaustion. Have they gone 'soft' or is it their secret weapon in their fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda?

The US Marines have embraced mindfulness meditation to help them cope with anxiety, stress, depression, pain and exhaustion. Have they gone 'soft' or is it their secret weapon in their fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda?

Career

Attitude Is More Important Than Your Actions

Danny Penman Ph.D. on April 12, 2012

For many years, psychologists have known that: The spirit in which you do something is often as important as the act itself.

So today, why not try approaching your difficulties at work or at home in a different way by adopting a different spirit?

For many years, psychologists have known that: The spirit in which you do something is often as important as the act itself.

So today, why not try approaching your difficulties at work or at home in a different way by adopting a different spirit?

Mindfulness

The Seven Mindful Steps to Enhancing Your Life Expectancy

Danny Penman Ph.D. on February 17, 2012

Last summer I went to a "life extension" conference at Cambridge University in the UK. Scientists from around the world had descended on this small English city to discuss ways of making immortality a reality...it struck me that the scientists at the conference had missed one of the most obvious ways of extending human life—mindfulness meditation.

Last summer I went to a "life extension" conference at Cambridge University in the UK. Scientists from around the world had descended on this small English city to discuss ways of making immortality a reality...it struck me that the scientists at the conference had missed one of the most obvious ways of extending human life—mindfulness meditation.

Meditation

Beating Stress With a Downloadable Three Minute Breathing Space Meditation

Danny Penman Ph.D. on February 1, 2012

The spirit in which you do something is often as important as the act itself. So today, why not try approaching your difficulties at work or at home in a different way by adopting a different spirit? You can make a start by downloading our Three Minute Breathing Space meditation.

The spirit in which you do something is often as important as the act itself. So today, why not try approaching your difficulties at work or at home in a different way by adopting a different spirit? You can make a start by downloading our Three Minute Breathing Space meditation.

If you follow this 10-step guide to de-stressing your Christmas, then it just might become one of the most relaxing times of the year.