Buddhist monk Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is the happiest man on Earth.
In brain scans, researchers noted that Mingyur’s neural activity showed off-the-charts levels of activation in the left prefrontal cortex, an area associated with positive emotions such as happiness, enthusiasm and joy.
In other tests conducted when he was 41 years old, his brain reportedly “resembled that of a 33-year-old”. He also laughs a lot.
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Need a break from politics and the pandemic?
You’re probably not in the Amazon rain forest right now, but we can take you there in audio. Today, in part two of our three-part audio sound escape, we descend into a nighttime flood of frog music.
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Walking barefoot in the grass!
Research shows that “grounding” for thirty minutes has incredible benefits. Keep reading to learn more.
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No surprise here, but new research shows that psychedelic drugs produce enduring increases in people’s sense of being connected to nature. Being connected to nature tends to increase one’s overall sense of wellbeing.
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