Fall Classes Underway The Mindfulness Center has a full slate of classes underway now. All are being offered virtually. These include Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindful Eating courses that are…
Online Mindfulness Training Increases Well-Being, Emotional Intelligence, and Workplace Competency Ratings Researchers in Canada conducted a randomized waitlist-controlled trial to assess the impact of a mindfulness-based training program on well-being,…
Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence- Part 1
Emotional Intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to understand and manage our own emotions, as well as to recognize and influence the emotions of those around us. EI has been shown to be a powerful predictor of work performance, and can also be important other settings. There are a number of models of EI. Perhaps the best known is that developed by Daniel Goleman which contains four domains: self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, and relationship management (https://hbr.org/2017/02/emotional-intelligence-has-12-elements-which-do-you-need-to-work-on). Emotional intelligence is based in self-awareness, in being aware of emotions as they arise. Mindfulness is key to doing this: when we are mindful, we are paying attention to our present moment experience, including recognizing emotions.
The Reach of Mindfulness Center Classes Is Growing The Mindfulness Center is offering a wide slate of classes this fall, including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Mindful Eating, Mindfulness for Health System…
The Distribution of Cellular Turnover in the Human Body Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel reviewed prior studies to estimate total cellular turnover in the human body. …
Each of us is constantly changing. Many of the cells in our bodies turn over every day, with old cells dying to be replaced by new cells. The molecules that make up the cells and fluids in our bodies are also being exchanged. Our bodies today are composed of many different components than yesterday. Our brains are also changing. New neural connections are being established and old connections are being pruned. This even happens in the memory centers in the brain. Our memories are constantly being altered with new information added and details changed. Despite these constant changes, we may tend to think of ourselves as being fixed, and we often try to hold on to a construction of a self that is solid and immutable.
