By Elizabeth Scott, MS — 2020
The goal is not to relieve the pain completely, but to get to know it and learn from it so you can better manage it.
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Tracy Ward explores some of the neurological and behavioural changes that pain can bring about, and the implications for clinicians with athletes in their care.
Pain and sport often go hand in hand. Physio Karen Litzy explains the best way to communicate with athletes about their pain experience.
Just one incident can make the brain overreact to future experiences. Researchers believe the solution is to reframe and retrain.
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Everyone struggles with pain at some point, but how you tolerate pain can be up to you.
Compassion gets a lot of attention in positive psychology, and for good reason – it’s a major concern of many religious and philosophical leaders, including the Dalai Lama and Pope Francis.
Mindfulness teacher Jason Gant reflects on a heartfelt memory when he was able to lean on his deep practice and mindfully take action.
You may not consider how to befriend yourself in meditation, but when you shift your mindset, you can develop a friendly and compassionate approach to the practice. Try the following five practices and approaches to meditation.
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Stressing the body makes you stronger—as long as you have time to rest and recover.
Meditation is very handy for adapting to challenging situations.
There is often a review of the to-do's while meditating. Meditation is a bath in the life force.