Mindfulness and Mental Health in different cultures
Through the readings in this class we have learned a lot about the use of mindfulness in health and wellness, nutrition and general happiness. But for this project we have chosen to work on mindfulness and mental health. We have read articles on how mindfulness helps depression, anxiety and PTSD. We decided to look at mindfulness and mental health in countries around the world. One interesting place we discovered was an organization in London called Floatworks . Floatworks has created a technique that uses floating in sensory deprivation tanks to “achieve calm, relieve stress and heal, both mentally and physically.” The founders of Floatworks have found that using this ancient Eastern tradition is an excellent way to remove daily distraction and better create improved mental health. We also looked at a scholarly study about African college students, mindfulness and mental health. In all of the scholarly articles we have read in this class we have learned that more data is need...