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Scientists Document Slowed Postmortem Decomposition Linked with Meditative State

November 15, 2024

A pioneering study into what occurs to the body after death is quietly unfolding in Tibetan monastic communities in India. A group of monastics, scientists, medical professionals and forensic experts are working together to explore a rare postmortem meditative state known as tukdam in these communities.

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5 Podcast Episodes That'll Make You Want to Learn More From These Center for Healthy Minds Experts

July 30, 2024

Listen now! CHM Experts Discuss AI in Meditation and More in These 2024 Podcast Episodes

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‘Mindful Eco-Wellness’ Could Improve Your Health and Help the Planet, New Study Finds

April 17, 2024

Just in time for Earth Day, UW researchers see initial positive results from a program that combines mindfulness, health, well-being and sustainability.

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Inaugural Arts for Healthy Minds Grants to be Presented at 2024 Creative Arts Awards

April 11, 2024

The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of the Arts and Center for Healthy Minds has announced the recipients of its inaugural “Arts for Healthy Minds” joint grant program.

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CHM and the Division of the Arts announce Arts for Healthy Minds grants opportunity

November 20, 2023

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is pleased to announce an exciting partnership between the Division of the Arts and the Center for Healthy Minds (CHM). This call for proposals, "Arts for Healthy Minds: Centering Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Arts Practices in Advancing Human Flourishing, Belonging, and Well-being in Higher Education," invites faculty, staff and graduate students to embark on creative arts research activities that embody these insights.

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Study finds mindfulness training may not be enough to increase eco-friendliness

October 23, 2023

Could general well-being practices like meditation encourage eco-friendly behaviors and attitudes? As the climate crisis accelerates ecological disasters around the world, scientists’ investigations into this longstanding question have taken on greater urgency.

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Experts Urge Prioritization of Prosociality for Public Health

October 19, 2023

A multidisciplinary team of national researchers, including Dr. Richard Davidson, founder and director of University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds, has issued an urgent call to funding agencies and organizations to support “building the science” of prosociality as a public health priority, in a new paper published by Nature Human Behaviour.

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7 Simple Ways to Actually Reduce Inflammation in Your Body

Dec 18, 2024

Doctors and researchers, including Dr. Melissa Rosenkranz, share the everyday habits that make a difference.

Abundant Life school shooting prompts calls for support, action

Dec 18, 2024

CHM experts Dr. Richard J. Davidson and Simon Goldberg remind us that we need to respond both with support and compassion for those most affected in the Abundant Life Christian School shooting in December.

Unpacking Work–Life Balance

Dec 03, 2024

Simon Goldberg, Center for Healthy Minds core faculty member, and Matt Hirshberg, CHM research assistant professor, weigh in on some of the ways their research can deepen your perspective on work-life balance.

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