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  • New study on compassion for preventing emotional burnout: Training people to be compassionate rather than empathic might help to solve problems such as depression, burnout and narcissism, according to Tania Singer at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences. “People with a lot of empathy want to change that to compassion so…

  • Researchers at a university in Belgium have reported that advice on staying active, and reassurance for those suffering with lower back pain, increases their recovery and likely return to work.  The study also found that fewer experienced repeated episodes. The researchers found that the 38 percent of those who were given the advice on back…

  • New research shows that yoga reduces depression in pregnant women and boosts maternal bonding, as reported on medicalxpress.com Pregnant women who were identified as psychiatrically high risk and who participated in a 10-week mindfulness yoga intervention saw significant reductions in depressive symptoms, according to a University of Michigan Health System pilot feasibility study. Mothers-to-be also…

  • The British aroma of London 2012 victory bouquets… Each bouquet features four different types of British rose – Aqua, Ilios, Marie Clare and Wimbledon – and all roses have been grown in the UK especially for the event. Bouquets also include lavender, rosemary and mint. Wheat has also been included, symbolising energy. More info and…

  • Q&A: How long can I keep essential oils and carrier oils for? Useful Q&A for aromatherapists, from Base Formula. Follow the link above to read the full article. Image: iStockphoto

  • Workshops tackling Alzheimer’s disease take a holistic approach in Ireland: It aims to provides a dedicated, calm environment with a range of therapies, supports, activities and treatments to counter the effects of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and allows sufferers to explore their own potential, express their experiences, fears and joys. All those involved in the…

  • More on meditation from The Huffington Post: Who knew meditation could be so handy during cold and flu season? A small new study finds that mindfulness meditation and moderate exercise seem to have protective effects against cold and flu, with people who engage in the practices having less severe, shorter and fewer symptoms of acute…

  • BBC News, Tayside and Central Scotland reports: Researchers at the University of Stirling are to study the effects of meditation on the stress levels of trainee nurses. The research, beginning in August, will involve student nurses undergoing a stress test and then carrying out four weeks of meditation training.  The participants will then take another stress…

  • A three-year study by PhD researcher Jenny Jones, from the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, University of Stirling, and Professor Steve Leslie, a cardiologist from the Cardiac Unit at Raigmore Hospital, looked at the effects of reflexology in both healthy volunteers and patients with cardiac disease. The results of this double-blind randomised controlled trial…

  • NHS Choices and talkhealth have joined forces to present an ‘Online Clinic on Dementia’ from 18 – 24 July 2012. The clinic, supported by Dementia UK and The Alzheimer’s Society, will give anyone worried about dementia the chance to get their personal medical questions answered by a team of expert clinicians. The clinic will be…

  • The secret to grace under pressure by Psychology Today How do you gear yourself up for a big test, an important presentation, or any other high-pressure situation? Maybe your internal monologue goes something like this: “OK, this is really important. A lot is riding on this. Don’t screw this up. How well I do on…

  • Want to be in Zest magazine? Tell them your secret for staying happy – was it a light bulb moment that was right under your nose, or has it taken years to discover? Email zest.mail@hearst.co.uk with the subject ‘Happiness Secret’. Copyright (c) 123RF Stock Photos