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- Dictionarycalmness/ˈkɑːmnəs/
noun
- 1. the state or quality of being free from agitation or strong emotion: "those who worked with him refer time and again to his calmness under pressure"
- 2. the state or condition of being free from disturbance or violent activity: "this relative calmness ended at around 7 a.m., when the wind picked up speed"
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5 days ago · Meditation is an ancient practice that is used today as a form of mind-body complementary medicine that increases calmness and relaxation.
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5 days ago · Acknowledging a concern and taking measures to stay safe are advisable. But if your thoughts and worries start to affect you disproportionately, then you need to know how to cope with your mental state of health. Here are some tips to help manage your back-to-work anxieties! Fearful of becoming ill upon re-entering the workplace?
4 days ago · When feeling overwhelmed, visualizing a peaceful place may alleviate anxiety and create a sense of calmness. The parasympathetic nervous system is usually responsible for this relaxation response, which often decreases heart rate and cortisol levels to improve emotional balance.
1 day ago · Defining meditation has proven difficult due to its wide range of practices across different traditions and cultures. In popular usage, "meditation" is often used imprecisely to designate practices aimed at training attention, calmness, or compassion. There is no universally accepted definition.
5 days ago · Psychologist Sarah Schnitker explains her research on patience, how psychological methodology integrates with theology and philosophy to define and measure the virtue, and offers an evidence-based intervention for becoming more patient.
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19 hours ago · Mindfulness is the cognitive skill, usually developed through meditation, of sustaining meta-attention of the contents of one's own mind in the present moment.
1 day ago · Anxiety is different from fear in that fear is defined as the emotional response to a present threat, whereas anxiety is the anticipation of a future one. It is often accompanied by nervous behavior such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination.
