Setting and Mindfulness Training (08-05-19)
Lymeus, Lindberg, and Hartig assessed mindfulness training in different environments.
Lymeus, Lindberg, and Hartig assessed mindfulness training in different environments.
Our physical environment influences our cravings for alcohol, cigarettes, and harmful foods.
Research conducted with children may indicate a way to at least partially compensate for lack of nature views in areas where people are likely to feel stressed.
Live or recorded makes a difference
Swami and team have learned more about how being exposed to nature influences people’s perceptions of their bodies.
A recently published study indicates that nature images in a space and being in nature do more than just help people restock their mental processing power and de-stress.
Are all seasons created equal?
Zijlstra and colleagues probed the effects of seeing images of moving nature on patient anxiety levels.
Nadkarni and her colleagues confirmed the value of watching nature videos, even in challenging environments.
Tanja-Dijkstra and her colleagues linked seeing coastal scenes via virtual reality and experiencing less pain (even during dental treatments such as tooth extractions and fillings).