Dr Dosti Regmi Blog

The catastrophe life: There’s a line in the movie Zorba the Greek where Zorba, the irrepressibly happy protagonist, describes his life as “the full catastrophe!” Zorba isn’t being negative – far from it. He’s alluding to the fact that a rich life is woven from great happiness and great disasters, as well as small pleasures and minor irritations. And you can't close yourself off to life's irritations and disasters without also closing yourself off to its joys. Confront life’s catastrophes head-on and your life’s joys will also be intensified. Mindfulness guides you to experience the present moment. A 2012 Harvard study found that we feel calmer, more stable, and happier when our minds are focused on the present instead of the future or the past. Here’s a simple mindfulness exercise to try out. Take three raisins. Observe the first raisin closely. What does it look like? How does it smell? How does it feel between your fingers? Then put the raisin in your mouth and begin to chew...

The Impact of Stress and the Power of Mindfulness Scientific evidence of the debilitating effects of stress on the human body, along with its evolutionary origins, was highlighted by Robert Sapolsky in his book "Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers". This work underscores the profound impact stress can have on human health and well-being.  In recent years, there has been growing interest in mindfulness. Defined in modern psychological terms as "paying attention to relevant aspects of experience in a nonjudgmental manner," mindfulness involves the non-judgmental acceptance and investigation of present experiences. This includes body sensations, internal mental states, thoughts, emotions, impulses, and memories, all aimed at reducing suffering and increasing well-being. Historically rooted in Buddhist practices, particularly as described in the "Satipatthana Sutta", mindfulness has been secularly integrated into psychology. One of the first significant incorporation...