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“Mindfulness Lost Its Soul”

20 March, 2014 by David Finer

Scientists are confused about the concept of mindfulness, and overlook its social and existential dimensions. Mindfulness has become commercialized mindlessness and lost its soul. So says Håkan Nilsson at University of Gothenburg, Department of Literature, History of Ideas and Religion in Sweden. Håkan Nilsson is a lecturer in social psychology and the author of the […] Read more

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Touch Me, Heal Me… Now We Know Why

28 February, 2014 by David Finer

Softly stroking the skin at body temperature at the speed of five centimeters (roughly two inches) per second. That’s the recipe for an optimal caress according to research from Gothenburg University, Sweden. It is not wild guess that most people experience tender touching positively. In fact, sensitive, respectful touching is not only pleasant, it is […] Read more

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