Health & Mental Wellness

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An op-ed by the team at the Harvard Initiative on Health, Spirituality, and Religion explores ways to bridge the public health disconnect between body and soul.

Deep Listening:

The String Still Holds: How a chance phone call helped create the Saskatchewan Indigenous Yoga Association.

This is the story of Dawn Deguire, co-founder of the Saskatchewan Indigenous Yoga Association, an organization that makes the healing benefits of yoga accessible to Indigenous people in this province of Western Canada. This uplifting tale reveals the surprising intercultural connection between the Eastern practice of yoga and contemporary Indigenous culture, even as it follows one woman’s journey to discover wellness within herself.

Worth Watching:

How mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains: TEDx Talk by Richard J. Davidson

Richard Davidson is the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the founder and director of the Center for Healthy Minds. In this talk, Davidson discusses how mindfulness can improve well-being. He outlines strategies to boost four components of a healthy mind: awareness, connection, insight, and purpose. His research and revelations demonstrate how mindfulness alters the emotional life of our brains and highlight how mindful individuals exhibit greater resilience than others.