S s simon element aug 2026 (3 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - From the acclaimed founder of environmental neuroscience, an "eye-opening" (Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author), "brilliant and persuasive" (Kirkus Reviews) guide that reveals how interacting with nature can be the secret to improved mental and physical health.Dr. Marc Berman, the pioneering creator of the field of environmental neuroscience, has discovered the surprising connection between mind, body, and nature. He has devoted his life to studying it. If you sometimes feel drained, distracted, or depressed, Dr. Berman has identified the elements of a "nature prescription" that can boost your energy, sharpen your focus, change your mood, and improve your mental and physical health. He also reveals how central attentiona resource constantly taxed in our modern livesis to all of these functions, and how interactions with nature can restore it. Nature and the Mind is both an introduction to a revolutionary new scientific field and a helpful guide to better living. In these pages, he draws on his original research and research from others and shares life-altering findings such as: - Just eleven more trees on your street can decrease cardio-metabolic disorders like stroke, diabetes, and heart disease. - A short walk in nature can improve attention by almost twenty percent, decrease depression symptoms, and make people feel more spiritual and self-reflective. - More green space around schools and homes is related to better school performance, reduced crime, and improved working memory. - Many of these effects can be achieved even if you don't like nature. With an engaging and approachable style, Dr. Berman offers the nature prescription for physical health, mental health, and social health. Importantly, you don't have to pack up your house and move to the country to participate. The nature prescription includes practical ways to bring the outside indoors and to "naturize" our spaces, no matter where you live. The positive effects of nature don't just end at the individual; contact with nature can make people more caring towards one another, promote economic and racial justice, encourage people to care more for the environment, and more. This groundbreaking guide explains why and how nature is good for our brains and bodies and gives us a window into fundamental aspects of our psychology and physiology that can be improved through interactions with nature.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - The director of the Center for Human Imagination at the University of California, San Diego, reveals her original research behind the science of imagination as the key to human flourishing and progress, showing you how to harness it to transform your life.What if the most overlooked key to mental health, innovation, and human connection wasn't a pill, a device, or a productivity hackbut your own imagination In Imagine That, psychologist and imagination scientist Dr. Cassandra Vieten makes a radical claim: imagination is not just for artists and dreamers, it's the operating system behind how all of us think, act, and live. And it exists within everyone. Drawing on her original, cutting-edge neuroscientific research, Vieten introduces the concept of imagination neurodiversity: the idea that each of us has a unique set of strengths and tendencies that can be understood and activated. This book is your map to that inner world, and the key to unlocking new possibilities in every area of life. Vieten's research unpacks the neurological, cognitive, and social components of imagination, and uncovers how we can cultivate and apply it in our daily lives. Readers of this book will gain the ability to: - Open their mind to new possibilities to help alleviate depression, anxiety, and other mental health struggles. - Boost their workouts, sports, and physical training. - Enrich relationships. - Be more creative in work, school, hobbies, art, and music. - Deepen spirituality or other existential explorations. - Develop more joy and creative energy through a more colorful way of seeing and being. This is the first book to offer a road map to determining your imagination strengths and how you can leverage them to invent, create, innovate, and lead a richer and more fulfilling life.…

Buch. Condición: Neu. Neuware.