“Meditation is one of the most therapeutic things that one can do for the body and mind. Specifically, studies demonstrate a reduction in blood pressure, heart rate, and other stress marker indicators.” MindHeartBodyCan DoStudyMeditationBloodStressPressureRateMind And BodyReductionTherapeuticIndicatorsMarkersBlood PressureHeart Rate Author:Tim McCarthy
“Change is more often a rapid transition between two stable states than a continuous transformation at slow and steady rates. . . .Change occurs in large leaps following a slow accumulation of stress that a system resists until it reaches the breaking point. Heat water, and it eventually boils. Oppress the workers more and more and bring on the revolution.” TwoStatesWaterRevolutionStressTransformationWorkersRateFollowingHeatLeapTransitionSteadyStableRapidsAccumulationPoint BreakSlow And Steady Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“This very deep, soothing voice came on, saying: "You now have permission to be strong and healthy and calm and relaxed. There's no place else to go. There's nothing else to do." I could feel it in every cell of my body, and I immediately realized, there's something here. I could feel my heart rate slow down. I could feel stress melting out of my body.” FeelsHeartBodyStrongVoiceMy HeartHealthyStressRateCalmCellsPermissionRelaxedSlow DownMeltingVery DeepSoothingHeart Rate Author:Brad Willis
“During meditation, our breathing slows, our blood pressure and heart rate decrease, and stress hormone levels fall.” HeartFallLevelsMeditationBloodStressPressureRateBreathingDecreaseHormonesBlood PressureHeart Rate Author:Deepak Chopra
“Ironically, though our society of affluence brings safety and stability, it doesn't bring psychological health. As wealth goes up, suicide and depression rates tend to go up. I read one study that compared women in North America with women in Nigeria, and the group with the highest rates of depression was urban North American women, which is the wealthiest. Now, there are obviously huge stresses that come with poverty, but the poorer the society, the more collaborative people have to be.” PeopleWealthPovertyStudyStressSafetySuicideRatePsychologicalStabilityUrbanNigeria Author:Sebastian Junger
“Men and women who have served in harm's way experience higher rates of divorce and suicide. Many battle the debilitating effects and stigma associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.” MenWayEffectsHigherBattleMen And WomenStressSuicideRateDivorceHarmPostsDisorderStigmaPost Traumatic Stress Disorder Author:Ron Wyden
“We live in a time of turmoil. Earthquakes and tsunamis wreak devastation, governments collapse, economic stresses are severe, the family is under attack, and divorce rates are rising. We have great cause for concern. But we do not need to let our fears displace our faith. We can combat those fears by strengthening our faith.” NeedsGovernmentCausesEconomicConcernStressRateDivorceRisingCombatCollapseSevereEarthquakesTurmoilStrengtheningDevastationTsunamiDivorce Rates Author:Russell M. Nelson
“It seems like what happens when we play games is that we go into a psychological state called eustress, or positive stress. It's basically the same as negative stress in the sense that we get our adrenaline up, you know, our breathing rate quickens, our pulse quickens.” KnowsStatesPlaySeemsHappensGamesNegativeStressRatePsychologicalBreathingPulseAdrenalinePlaying Games Author:Jane McGonigal