Archive for March 9th, 2011

K-9s Helping Students Cope with Stress

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

UC Riverside uses therapy dogs to help student be successful as finals week approaches.

Everybody Needs a Little Time Away

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

The power of lonely.  What we do better without other people around.  You hear it all the time: We humans are social animals. We need to spend time together to be happy and functional, and we extract a vast array of benefits from maintaining intimate relationships and associating with groups. Collaborating on projects at work [...]

What Me Worry? Another Reason Not To Stress

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Stressing out can cause physical, mental health problems. 

Can You Boost Your Emotional Intelligence?

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

The Social Savvy…  Can the clueless boost their emotional IQ? The psychologists who introduced the concept of EI a decade ago have differing views. Click here for more details

Chillax & Meditate…

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

A new study offers the strongest evidence to date that meditation can change the structure of your brain.  A Little Meditation Goes a Long Way: How Mindfulness Changes the Structure of Your Brain.