Mindfulness
RNZ Music Pocket Edition: 13 September 2023
In Pocket Edition this week we take a trip back to early days of electronica in Aotearoa, play new waiata in celebration of Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori. And hear fresh music from grunge musician Kristin… Audio
Mindfulness for chronic pain - Kiwi awarded OBE
Vidyamala Burch is a UK-based New Zealander whose mindfulness programme for chronic pain and other illnesses has just earned her an OBE. Through her own experience of extreme pain which began in her… Audio
Mindfulness
When we’re feeling stressed or anxious, how can we make sense of our feelings? The answer: mindfulness! Audio
Dr Becky: the 'Millennial parent whisperer'
Dr Becky Kennedy became Instagram's favourite 'parent whisperer' almost by accident. Indeed,Time magazine went as far as describing 'Dr Becky' - as she's known online - as the 'Millennial parent… Audio
50 years on, does Desiderata still resonate today?
It's been 50 years since Les Crane hit the top of the NZ music charts with Desiderata. Professor of Psychology at Victoria University, Marc Wilson offers his take on how good the advice is in the… Audio
Frontal Fatigue: how technology is overstressing our brain
In his trailblazing new book, Frontal Fatigue: The Impact of Modern Life and Technology on Mental Illness, Dr Mark Rego examines why mental illness and stress are skyrocketing alongside technology. Audio
Mindfulness might not work as you thought
We've all been told about the myriad benefits of mindfulness, but a recent study out of the University of Buffalo has found that mindfulness actually provides little or no benefit when individuals are… Audio
How to make your memories more powerful
The memories we often remember most are the ones that are highly charged. However, it's also possible, and important, to encode happy memories in your brain with similar intensity. Dr Natalie Dattilo… Audio
The benefits of improving your mental fitness 1% a day
Motivational speaker and author Jimi Hunt says mental illness is an epidemic that we can no longer ignore. The formerly Mexico-based Kiwi says improving your mental fitness just one percent every day… Audio
Lessons from lockdown: The changes we'll keep
Lockdown has been an extended period of reflection for New Zealand's team of 5 million. So what have we learned about ourselves and how we want to live our lives? RNZ In Depth reporter Teresa Cowie…
How to change your habits? Start very small
Forget thinking big. Behaviour scientist Dr. BJ Fogg says we should instead be thinking small and introducing tiny behaviours. Video, Audio
Slowing our crazy-busy lives
Do you zone out in conversations? Wake at 3am worrying about things? Find yourself addicted to your phone? Kerene Strochnetter has written a book entitled Crazy Busy - in which she argues that if busy… Audio
How mindfulness became the new capitalist spirituality
A professor of management at San Francisco State University, Ronald Purser is a leading figure in the backlash against the mindfulness movement. He says that while mindfulness is promoted as an… Audio
Griff Rhys-Jones' Great Kiwi Road Trip
Griff Rhys-Jones has been in New Zealand filming his new series, Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip, which premieres next Sunday. Along with seeing the sights, he's on a quest to find out what it means to… Audio
What science can teach us about happiness
Yale University psychology professor Laurie Santos teaches the university's renowned happiness course. She offers up a few small things that can help bring more happiness to our everyday lives. Video, Audio
Dr Sandi Mann: The upside of downtime
Psychologist Dr Sandi Mann says boredom can lead to more creativity in both children and adults. Audio
Teaching 'Mindfulness' at school
Last week we did a piece about calls for CPR to be taught in schools. It got us thinking about recent calls for Mindfulness to be taught in schools... Audio
Mindfulness for kids
Mindfulness is a therepeutic technique which involves focussing on the momen. Jen Sievers wants children to benefit from it, and she's written a new book to that end - Just Breathe: a mindfulness… Audio
Nigel Latta: 'we must teach mindfulness to all kids'
Psychologist Nigel Latta has a new TV series starting 26 August. Nigel Latta's The Curious Mind (TV1 8.30pm) looks at the mysterious way our minds work. "If there's one thing I could do it would be to… Audio
Robert Wright: Why is Buddhism True?
US author Robert Wright delves into the science and philosophy of meditation, mindfulness and Buddhism in his latest book, Why Buddhism is True. Wright argues that through meditation and mindfulness… Audio