QUIETING THE CHAOS

Stress is the modern-day equivalent to the scary monster that, when we were children, hid under our beds and kept us up at night. According to a study by the American Psychological Association, stress greatly impacts health and behaviors—in both adults and children—with individuals reporting physical and mental health-related symptoms, such as headaches or feeling anxious or depressed.

Fortunately, there’s a powerful and effective way to quiet the chaos in our lives: mindfulness.

In recent years, new evidence shows mindfulness practices and techniques can help ease stress and anxiety. A study published in “Psychiatry Research” showed anxious people who took a mindfulness course reacted to stress better and had lower hormonal and inflammatory response than those who didn’t practice mindfulness.

With these kinds of findings, it’s no wonder mindfulness is now being practiced widely.