The Future of Humanity, Malcolm Gladwell – WGS 2018

Biofeedback for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

“Biofeedback is widely used to treat stress-related disorders. Promising findings in PTSD have been reported in two specialized areas of biofeedback based on cardiac coherence training using heart-rate variability (HRV) monitoring and brain wave recordings (ie, electroencephalography), respectively.”

Read full article here:  https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/integrative-mental-health-care/201702/biofeedback-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd

Have We Gone Mindfulness Mad?

“It’s 8am and already I should have spent 10 minutes meditating via my wellness app, mindfully brushed my teeth and mindfully eaten my porridge, savouring every single bite. Yep, it’s 2017 and if you’re not doing things ‘mindfully’ then who even are you? We’re a nation that’s well and truly obsessed.”

Read full article here:  https://www.refinery29.uk/anxiety-mindfulness-meditation

Staffers Used Meditation App To Keep Sane Under Trump, Ex-Ethics Chief Says

“In order to help Office of Government Ethics staffers deal with stress from working under President Donald Trump, ex-White House ethics chief Walter Shaub said he started holding daily group meditation sessions using an app.”

Read full article here:  https://www.newsweek.com/staffers-used-meditation-app-keep-sane-under-trump-ex-ethics-chief-says-867727

Inside Silicon Valley’s new non-religion: consciousness hacking

“I saw spiritual attainment and I thought, ‘That does not need to be religious. That can be scientific.'”

Read full article here: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/consciousness-hacking-silicon-valley-enlightenment-brain