007: Harvard professor Dr. Ellen Langer on Mindfulness Share Post via drjasonklop.com Mindfulness is often confused with meditation and made out to be much more difficult then it really is. Simply put, mindfulness is the simple process of actively noticing new things. Dr. Ellen Langer
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Cyber attack on NSW Government department raises security fears – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Email Cyber attack on NSW Government department raises security fears The World Today By Angela Lavoipierre via www.abc.net.au Cyberattack on offices in Maitland point to weakest link portals. The fact that the Shenhua Coal tender is a Chinese government backed initiative and the cyberattack is pointing to China – methinks a pattern may be emerging.
Continue reading »"The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking." Einstein #change #commongood
Continue reading »Elizabeth Lesser: Take “the Other” to lunch | TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript | TED.com
00:15 This room may appear to be holding 600 people, but there's actually so many more, because in each one of us there is a multitude of personalities. I have two primary personalities that have been in conflict and conversation within me since I was a little girl. I call them "the mystic" and "the
Continue reading »The Science of Healing Thoughts – Scientific American
For centuries, the idea of “healing thoughts” has held sway over the faithful. In recent decades it’s fascinated the followers of all manner of self-help movements, including those whose main purpose seems to be separating the sick from their money. Now, though, a growing body of scientific research suggests that our mind can play an
Continue reading »The Top 10 Insights from the “Science of a Meaningful Life” in 2015 – Mindful
More than a decade after Greater Good first started reporting on the science of compassion, generosity, happiness—what we call “the science of a meaningful life”—the research in our field is acquiring ever more nuance and sophistication. New studies build on and even re-interpret findings from previous years, particularly as their authors use more exacting methods,
Continue reading »Inquiry to investigate how aged care residents will fare without registered nurses on duty 24/7 – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Updated August 05, 2015 08:58:52 Photo: An inquiry will examine how aged care residents will be affected if registered nurses are not rostered on all shifts. (ABC News) Map: NSW An inquiry will examine how New South Wales' most vulnerable aged care residents will fare in a future without registered nurses on duty at all
Continue reading »Phone health concept wins ageing hackathon
The concept of recording an older person's health measurements via an automated telephone service for later analysis has won the Hack Ageing hackathon held in Melbourne at the weekend. Organised by IBM and health technology agency HealthXL, the hackathon was aimed at developing solutions that would improve the quality of life for the elderly in
Continue reading »Turning big ideas about ageing into action – Australian Ageing Agenda
via www.australianageingagenda.com.au From Think Tank to Just-Do-It, from little things big things grow.
Continue reading »NSW inquiry launched into staffing in aged care – Australian Ageing Agenda
via www.australianageingagenda.com.au NSW is currently the only state to stipulate a registered nurse on every shift in a high care facility. #agedcare #health #nurses #quality #care
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