MindOwl

Meditation Training

Author : Filipe Bastos

MindOwl Founder - My own struggles in life have led me to this path of understanding the human condition. I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy before completing a master’s degree in psychology at Regent’s University London.  I then completed a postgraduate diploma in philosophical counselling before being trained in ACT (Acceptance and commitment therapy). I've spent the last eight years studying the encounter of meditative practices with modern psychology.

How Nurses Can Shift Into Teaching Through Telehealth

Source: Pexels If you’ve spent years caring for patients, you’ve probably taught more people than you realize. You explain medications, calm nervous families, and show new staff how things really work when the textbook meets real life. That teaching side of nursing matters even more now as telehealth keeps growing. Clinics, schools, and healthcare teams […]

Understanding Perimenopause and Its Emotional Ripple Effects

https://images.pexels.com/photos/8638615/pexels-photo-8638615.jpeg Perimenopause is the least talked about phase of life a woman will ever experience. Peri-Menopause is the stage before menopause and it can cause a host of emotional symptoms that many women are not expecting. Mood swings. Anxiety. Depression. Brain fog… Here’s the kicker: The majority of women don’t realise that they are in […]

Top Private Healthcare Providers in Orange County for Personalized Treatment

Private healthcare in Orange County sounds straightforward until you’re actually in it. Top Private Healthcare Providers in this region vary wildly in quality, accessibility, and what they actually charge you out of pocket. Figuring out which physicians carry genuine specialist credentials versus a general practice with a premium price tag takes real legwork. After reviewing […]

Birdwatching Is Attention Training

There’s something odd about birdwatching that nobody mentions. Photo by Oelnbod  : https://www.pexels.com/photo/eurasian-chaffinch-on-branch-of-tree-21357616/  It’s marketed as relaxation. Gentle. Restful. A hobby for people winding down. But spend an hour actually doing it and you’ll notice it doesn’t feel restful at all. It feels like concentration. You’re scanning, holding still, tracking a movement in the corner […]

Living Ten Minutes From a Trailhead

Two people. Same age, same job pressure, same stated intention to get outside more. Photo by Marcelo Gonzalez: https://www.pexels.com/photo/snowy-pathway-to-laguna-esmeralda-in-winter-32237812/  One of them averages four hours a week on trails. The other averages about twenty minutes, mostly walking to the car. Ask them why, and they’ll both give you a character answer. The first will say […]

Coming Back to the Same Island Every Year

They started coming in their late forties. One week, every February, the same stretch of coast. Photo by Monica Silvestre: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-and-woman-sitting-on-brown-wooden-bench-1034597/  Now they’re sixty-three. The rental car counter knows them. They have a favorite bench, a favorite early-morning walk, a place where they always eat on the last night and feel sad. And somewhere around […]

What Damaged Hair Does to Your Confidence

Most articles about hair damage start with the hair. This one starts with a morning. Photo by Margo Evardson: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-enjoying-a-peaceful-day-by-tallinn-beach-37351928/  Because the damage doesn’t happen in a salon or over years. It happens in about six minutes, on a day you were already not feeling great, and it happens fast enough that you never see […]

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