AM - Peter Cundall helping veterans work out stress in soil 03/05/2014. ELIZABETH JACKSON: The former host of the ABC TV program Gardening Australia, Peter Cundall, is running gardening workshops that are designed to help war veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder. Peter Cundall served as an infantry soldier in three wars, and as Felicity Ogilvie reports from Hobart, his gardening workshops appear to be changing veteran's lives. FELICITY OGILVIE: In the backyard of his house in Hobart, a veteran who has post-traumatic stress disorder is spreading mulch on his garden.
VETERAN: We haven't bought tomatoes for about four months because we grew them all. FELICITY OGILVIE: The veteran, who's served in Bougainville and Iraq, has been getting gardening tips at workshops run by Peter Cundall. VETERAN: Gardening has helped a lot because planting something, looking after it, watching it grow, and being its sort of, I wouldn't say God, but its keeper is a very rewarding experience. PETER CUNDALL: I think what it does - it's any kind of stress. Free Hugs: by Wellbeing, Motivation and Performance students.
Free Hugs Campaign - Official Page (music by Sick Puppies.net ) Mediation Goes Mainstream with These Apps | Tech Talk. Your smartphone helps you take it all in. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto/anyaber Meditation. It’s not a New Age thing anymore, or a Buddhist thing, or even a David Lynch thing. It’s gone mainstream and secular, and now, like everything else in your life, it’s available as an app. The catch term these days is mindfulness. Smartphone technology—too often the greatest enemy of enjoying the present moment—can help you get there. What you’ll find below is the best of what’s available now on iTunes and Google Play. But a lot depends on your own personality, the vibe you go in for, and the techniques that work for you. And don’t forget one key fact: You do have time. Expand/Collapse All 1 Buddhify2 Photo: Buddhify Best All-Around: Buddhify calls itself “modern mindfulness wherever you are.”
Photo: Pranayama Universal Breathing These apps offer specific features for those who don’t need a guide but do want tools to facilitate their practice. Finding Flow | onemoondrop. This post looks at flow. What is it? What are the benefits of experiencing it? How can we increase the presence of it in our lives? Picture the artist working hours on end without food to complete his masterpiece; the scientist locked away in her lab working tirelessly on a life-saving vaccine; or the athlete, practising free kicks over and over again until he perfects them. Flow is such a deep state of absorption that those in it often neglect to care for themselves or the needs of others; it is an all-consuming state. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi was so fascinated by the flow that artists experience that he became a leading expert in the topic. Decades of quantitative and qualitative research have been conducted on flow states.
When our skills are stretched just enough we are more likely to experience flow. When we master new skills our experience of flow diminishes. CONTROL YOUR ATTENTION. Job – Work is a chore and pay is the reward. Resources Like this: Like Loading... Beyond SMART | onemoondrop. Two variables appear to be the key to success when it comes to happiness research on achieving and maintaining well-being; goals and social relationships.
The great thing about goals is that we have control over them, so that’s what we’re focusing on in this blog post. Click here to view the slides for this blog post: Beyond SMART A committed and dedicated effort is required to achieve our goals. In what ways do goals enhance our well-being? Happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky identifies six benefits to pursing goals. Pursuing goals provides us with a sense of purpose and feeling of control over our lives, which enhances our well-being.Having meaningful goals bolsters our self-esteem and confidence. Whether your goal is to achieve a qualification, promotion, learn a new language, lose weight, quit smoking, or increase well-being, a committed and dedicated effort is required.
Goal motivation – INTRINSIC versus EXTRINSIC goals Don’t undermine intrinsic motivation either. Step 1 Step 2.