Mindful IN MoCo

08/15/2025

Our Quest for Balance Wellness studio has been a cornerstone of the wellness community in Crawfordsville since 2012.

08/05/2025

Indianapolis area folks: If you would be interested in taking an in-person mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course, one will be starting in September, taught by Scott Sweet and Leslie Flowers. And, please pass this along to others you know in the area!

07/20/2025

The journal Nature had a nice summary of current research on the health effects of stress (the article is behind a paywall, but you should be able to read it by making a free account).

I'd recommend this for anyone interested in learning more about the science of stress. But, I'd also offer the caution that this piece is not really focused on actionable changes you can make in your life. And, seeing stress as unhealthy (worrying about the impacts of stress) can be unhealthy as well (see the points in this piece, about how short bursts of stress can be helpful - when thinking about health, we typically focus on the negative impacts of long-term, intense activation of the stress response).

Better stress assessment and tailored interventions could give clinicians the tools they need to fend off lasting damage.