September 16th, 2009
Remember CliffNotes from school? (I wouldn’t have made it through High School without them) Well, Imagine a collection of CliffNotes style summaries for personal development and transformation books. That’s exactly what Brian Johnson has created at PhilosophersNotes.com. I just finished “Letters from a Stoic” by Seneca in about 20 minutes. It would have taken me weeks to get through the original text. What a time saver!
Also, on the site, Brian shares 822 Big Ideas, 3,366 Quotes and 29 Videos he’s collected.
Here at The Wild Divine, we see dozens of books, products, gadgets, gizmos, and ideas every week. We only share with the wider Wild Divine community the ones we think are truly valuable. This is one of the most amazing projects we’ve seen. http://www.philosophersnotes.com/
Kyle
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September 15th, 2009
Melons and Stress: French Study
Do you like Melons?
A French study has identified a key ingredient in melons called superoxide dismutase, which is thought to have beneficial antioxidant properties which prevent damage to the body’s tissues. The study was published in BioMed Central’s open access Nutrition Journal.
The positive effects on perceived stress and fatigue reported in the group of 35 who took the enzyme capsules were much greater – and much longer lasting than a control group that was given a placebo.
The bottom line seems to emphasize that fruit and vegetables are packed with compounds which, in combination, have a beneficial effect on health.
Click to see the full article on BBC here:
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August 26th, 2009
With back-to-school on everyone’s mind, here’s the results of a study that shows positive results from meditation and mindfulness training, two of the core principals in our Healing Rhythms product.
The full text of this study can be read here:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17940025
Recent studies suggest that months to years of intensive and systematic meditation training can improve attention. However, the lengthy training required has made it difficult to use random assignment of participants to conditions to confirm these findings. This article shows that a group randomly assigned to 5 days of meditation practice with the integrative body-mind training method shows significantly better attention and control of stress than a similarly chosen control group given relaxation training. The training method comes from traditional Chinese medicine and incorporates aspects of meditation and mindfulness training. Compared with the control group, the experimental group of 40 undergraduate Chinese students given 5 days of 20-min integrative training showed greater improvement in conflict scores on the Attention Network Test, lower anxiety, depression, anger, and fatigue, and higher vigor on the Profile of Mood States scale, a significant decrease in stress-related cortisol, and an increase in immunoreactivity. These results provide a convenient method for studying the influence of meditation training by using experimental and control methods similar to those used to test drugs or other interventions.
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June 18th, 2009
One of the benefits in my position with Wild Divine is that I get to meet and interact with some visionary, fantastic, and brilliant people.
Another cool thing is I get to review personal development books, products, and dvd’s before they’re released. Many authors and publishers ask us to endorse or publicize their work. We are extremely picky about the ones we choose to share with the Wild Divine community, and frankly, very few make the cut.
We have a few of our favorite authors and publishers that we’re passionate about because we know them, and have tremendous respect for their work or products. We can enthusiastically endorse anything by Doctors Deepak Chopra, Andew Weil, and Dean Ornish, they are visionaries without peer.
Personally, I am currently going through the Six weeks to an Ultramind program by Dr. Mark Hyman and it is very interesting. For small business owners, the book The Answer by John Assaraf is a must read. The Sedona Method by Hale Dwoskin is a favorite, and one of the most unique and effective personal development programs available.
As new products or services come available that we think are important, or just enjoy, we’ll mention them here or in a newsletter.
Kyle
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June 5th, 2009
I recently returned from a nine day trip through Israel and Jordan, following in the footsteps of Jesus. Our group of 27 was led by Deepak Chopra, who provided insightful commentary on the spiritual, cultural, and historical significance of the places and events of the region. We began in the north of the country, and wound our way down until we spent our last day in Eilat, after touring the spectacular ruins of Petra, in Jordan. An afternoon floating in the Dead Sea, lunch at a Golan Heights winery, and the spectacular views from the mountaintop fortress of Masada were memorable.
My personal highlight was a dinner we enjoyed in the Judean desert. Our bus departed the hotel and wound through pitch black desert darkness until we arrived at a trailhead lit with a series of lamps. As we snaked our way down into an ancient Wadi, our hosts suddenly threw on a dazzling series of lights that painted the spectacular canyon walls in a splash of rich colors. We were in a narrow canyon, at the base of a first century Roman fortress. We gathered around a sprawling Acacia tree with cushions and mats, and Deepak led us through a group meditation while a soft, warm, and fragrant desert breeze eased past. This was followed by a spectacular dinner while a three-piece band echoed ancient Bedouin melodies mixed with modern riffs. After dinner, we danced beneath the same rising moon that witnessed the rise of all three monotheistic religions in this very place….
Tags: chopra, deepak, meditation
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June 2nd, 2009
We at Wild Divine have taken the vow of non-violence. On November 7, 2008, at 9:45 am, the 500 people attending the Alliance for a New Humanity Human Forum in Barcelona took a vow for non violence in their thoughts, speech and actions. Each person decided to ask other people in their lives to join them in taking the vow. The goal then became to create a global movement, which would mobilize 100 million people to make the same commitment.
Please join Wild Divine and accept the vow today.
Tags: chopra, deepak, peace, wild divine
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