Kindness is good for you!

David Hamilton Phd an ex pharmacists book 'Kindness is good for you' explains how kindness and compassion stimulate the nervous system to combat inflammation, the underlying cause of most major diseases, including cancer. A perfectly good reason to adopt the gratitude attitude, kindness compassion etc gratitude can make you at least 25% happier! >>> also; Kindness is more attractive than good looks; according to a study of 10,047 young people aged 20-25 from 33 different countries, when asked what would you most prefer in a mate, kindness was the number 1 quality ; it trumped both good looks and financial prospects in men and women.>>> In 2008 UK government office for science collected data which concluded one of the 5 ways to mental wellbeing is to give. Being kind is good for our health and it also has an interesting side effect; it makes us happier!

Phil Parker's blog: London marathon

Phil Parker's blog: London marathon: "Very proud that a few of my friends put themselves through sheer hell for good causes yesterday. Amongst them was the lovely Emma, who used ..."

Take some time out!

Experience spasciousness with Dan

Turn to rise up not in fear but in love!

Choose Love or fear the choice is yours!

Didgeridoo 'helps sleep problems'

Daily playing of a didgeridoo can help alleviate sleep problems, a study says.

Swiss researchers found using the didgeridoos for 25 minutes a day helped people with sleep apnoea, the British Medical Journal reported.

The disorder causes the throat to close and breathing to stop, waking the patient, but the sessions helped by strengthening the airways.

http://www.copperman.co.uk/didgeridoo/health_benefits.php

To add to the list of benefits of playing didgeridoo, an article published in the British Medical Journal describes a study which assessed the effect of didgeridoo playing on those with moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.

The article concluded that "Regular didgeridoo playing is an effective treatment alternative well accepted by patients with moderate obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome." Read the full article here.

Ddigeridoo and Tibetan Singing bowel -
Music for deep meditation!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STgBJhLnjN4

Singing for Health and Happiness

Hardly surprising to find that singing provides a sense of happiness; 
but with all the other benefits it provides we should not pass by any 
opportunity to sing! sing! sing! Singing will fight disease; prolong life;
help recovery from stroke and heart attack; helps relieve chronic pain; 
improves  concentration; relieves stress; helps sleep; builds confidence 
and self esteem. 
A happiness button? - Researchers at the University of  Manchester 
have discovered that the sacculus, an organ in the inner ear that is 
connected to the part of the brain responsible for registering pleasure, 
responds to frequencies commonly found in music. This organ only 
responds to low frequency high intensity sounds (which include singing),
and it responds within a few seconds of hearing that kind of sound. This
means you get immediate pleasure when you sing, regardless of what it
sounds like to anyone else.  


http://www.seniorlivingmag.com/articles/singing-for-health-and-happiness


Have a sing along!!

IAM Meditation Lowers Stress Hormones

1 February 2011; Amrita Institute of Medical Science; Kochi.
IAM - Integrated Amrita Meditation Technique lowers stress hormones;
according to a study recently published in the 2011 volume of the international
Journal;  Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine   (eCAM), 
published by the Hindawi Publishing Corporation. The five-year study, titled
 “The Effect of Meditation on Psycho-Physiological Variables,” examines the 
effect of IAM Technique on various psychological, physiological and biochemical 
parameters.


The results of the research show decrease in heart and respiratory 
rate of practitioners as well as IgA associated immunological benefits; 
and a major change in practitioners response towards stressful events.
The results have encouraged studies on the effect of IAM techniques 
on relieving stress amongst cancer patients undergoing treatments as
well as its impact on hyper tension. 


The IAM combines yogic postures, breathing practices and mental 
concentration exercises. At the request of the Indian Government
Amma has taught the techniques to the military; also schools, collages
and business employees.


IAM Technique is taught free of charge throughout the world by
representatives of the Mata Amritanandamayi Math (MAM), 
the non governmental organization of renowned humanitarian and 
spiritual leader; Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi (Amma) 
 http://www.amritapuri.org/11793/iam-stress.aum
About Amma:
http://www.ammaireland.org/about-amma.htm
Embracing the world:
http://www.bettertogether.ie/content/amma-embracing-world-0