Mindfulness: the Art of Being Human

I-7: Human Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation:State of The ART

In recent years, advances in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood, adolescent and adult cancer have significantly improved the survival rate and life expectancy of cancer patients. However, chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments are gonadotoxic and may induce the loss of ovarian function and fertility with consequent premature ovarian failure (POF). A number of factors determine the level...

The Art of Being a Woman

The book is not just another " pep talk " on The Kitchen Sink and How to Learn to Like It. Its stated purpose is "to discuss how the ingrained ideas which we have inherited, affect us, as women to-day, and to try to decide whether a woman ought to try to adapt herself to them, or whether it is the old pattern that wants adapting". It seems to be directed mainly to the wife and mother of young a...

The Art of Being a Parent

This is an intelligent book, entertaining, too, and well written. It reminds us of two important matters in family life, that are often overlooked: (1) the parents have rights as well as duties; (2) that family life is not lived in a vacuum, but is closely related to the world around it, and profoundly affected by the world's superstitions, codes and beliefs. It even realises that parents are P...

MINDFULNESS IN PRACTICE Some Reflections on Being Good, on not Being Good and on Just Being

The benefits of being present: mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being.

Mindfulness is an attribute of consciousness long believed to promote well-being. This research provides a theoretical and empirical examination of the role of mindfulness in psychological well-being. The development and psychometric properties of the dispositional Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) are described. Correlational, quasi-experimental, and laboratory studies then show that th...