“The primary function of art is not to imitate or represent or interpret, but to create a living thing; it is the reduction of all life to a perfectly composed and dynamic miniature - a microcosm where there is perfect balance of emotion and intellect, stress and strain resolving itself, form rhythmically poised in three dimensions.” ArtFormThreePerfectEmotionBalanceArt IsFunctionStressIntellectPrimariesDimensionsStrainLiving ThingsReductionMiniaturesMicrocosmPerfect BalanceThree Dimensions Author:Lawren Harris
“Such a person needs meditation more than anyone else because they are headed for a crisis. If stress and anxiety are so great that you can't even imagine a calm clear mind, that indicates you are reaching your coping limits, and need to begin something like meditation just for the stress reduction benefits.” IfsNeedsMindPersonsClearMeditationImagineLimitsAnxietyBenefitsStressCrisisCalmReachingCopingReductionStress And AnxietyClear MindsStress Reduction Author:Deepak Chopra
“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
“I suggest people simply start off meditation by practicing twice a day for 5 - 10 minutes, and explore what it's like to meditate. The stress reduction and mental peace starts to become a highly desirable state. After all, it's great to let go of the worries of life!” PeopleStatesWorryMeditationMinutesLetting GoStressDesirableReductionMental PeaceStress Reduction Author:Tim McCarthy
“[W]omen's magazines know that more than two thirds of women pray each day so they tend to promote "spirituality" which is warm, soft, fuzzy, and "me-centered, " rather than religion, which is definitely not. Shot with a soft-focus lens, spirituality in women's media has morphed into another method of stress reduction. Lulling and inoffensive, spirituality is more about taking long walks and buying $65 Jo Malone scented candles than making ethical decisions or moral judgments. It's another way to calm ourselves, refresh ourselves, or applaud ourselves.” KnowsWayLongTwoSpiritualityDecisionWalksMoralFocusMediaPrayingJudgmentShotsThirdsStressMethodCalmWarmMagazinesEach DayBuyingEthicalCandleLensesAnother WayReductionFuzzyOmenLong WalksMoral JudgmentScented CandlesStress Reduction Author:Myrna Blyth
“The research shows that if you meditate, the mind becomes still, and they can see the functionality and gray matter in the brain increase, the nervous system calm, the immune system improve and a reduction in stress.” IfsMindStillsMatterShowsBrainResearchIncreaseStressCalmNervousGrayImmuneReductionNervous SystemImmune SystemFunctionalityGray Matter Author:Russell Simmons
“Stress reduction, greater physical health, a deeper sense of spirit, more creativity, a sense of play, even a safer life-these are the rewards that await a family then it invites more nature into children's lives.” ChildrenPlaySpiritNatureCreativityGreaterStressRewardsDeeperInvitesReductionPhysical HealthStress Reduction Book:Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder Source: Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder