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Welcome to MindstreamConnect.com! It’s still early days here, but we are committed to helping seekers, healers and the curious connect for authentic mind-body-spirit experiences.
We define “mind-body-spirit” as complementary, alternative and natural health practices, and spiritual growth and personal development disciplines that are considered holistic as they affect the whole human system (physical, mental, emotional, etc.) in ways that are recognised empirically, if not yet fully proven clinically.
Since science is making great headway with research — but still hasn’t caught up to finding evidence for ancient medicine and healing methods — we’ll be bringing the science and the history and first-hand accounts to light so you can understand options and explore them to find the right fit for your goals.
We’ve started by covering news in the holistic wellness sector — from aromatherapy, crystals and energy healing to intuitive communication, sound therapy and more — and publishing essays on insights, values and life lessons. Our podcast episodes highlight major trends, challenges and opportunities in mind-body-spirit, and also deep-dives into topics with experts. You can catch up on previous episodes by listening here or on your favourite audio platform or read the full transcripts with links. You’ll learn actionable tips and fascinating wisdom from the likes of Andrew Johnson on meditation, UK wellness leaders on the scene here, and Caroline Watt, Ph.D., who heads parapsychology research at the University of Edinburgh.
Whether you are simply curious about the metaphysics of day-to-day life or believe supernatural powers are natural powers, the information presented here hopes to inform, inspire and, perhaps, enlighten. The goal is to help us understand how mind-body-spirit solutions can lead to greater health and happiness — for all.
Please join me this journey! And let me know how I can help you connect mind, body and spirit by contacting me here or via social media.
Love+Light,
Liza Horan
Editor & Founder, MindstreamConnect
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Podcast (Ep. 2): Exploring meditation with Andrew Johnson
In this podcast interview on meditation with Andrew Johnson, we glimpse the history of this ancient practice, sample scientific evidence proving benefits to a range of conditions, and understand how start or deepen a meditation practice by stripping it back to basics.
Experts share natural ways to reduce stress, increase joy
There’s no magic pill to cure all ills, but there are secrets to feeling better. The collective advice of the 100+ experts at the Edinburgh Wellbeing Festival made for a simple prescription: Greater awareness leads to better choices.
Podcast (Ep. 1): Is mind-body-spirit wellness “woo-woo”?
In Episode 1 we’re starting the conversation on mind-body-spirit by seeking to define what it means and what’s happening in the world today. We’re going to look at trends in health and wellness and we’re going to list the disciplines that we think fall into mind-body-spirit. We’re going to look at some original research by MindstreamConnect.com. And focus on the credibility issue.
Wellbeing has a firm foothold in the West End
Edinburgh’s West End was abuzz last weekend as people noshed on whole foods at Roots, meditated on the emotional walls in their lives at Calm on Canning, sorted out their spines with White Tree Chiro, flipped through tomes on mindset at The Next Chapter, marveled at the energy of crystals at The Arthur Conan Doyle Centre, and sampled the benefits of aromatherapy, yoga, and pilates at various locations.
While “Well Being in the West End” was conceived as an interactive showcase of the neighbourhood’s wares and services to support holistic health, it proved much more: A community of like-minded people.
Welcome!
Welcome to MindstreamConnect, a site dedicated to exploring mind-body-spirit solutions in the pursuit of greater health and happiness. We’re just getting started in January 2019 with a blog covering what’s happening in this exciting area of wellness. The irony is that while the convergence of mind, body and spirit feels like new territory in health today, it draws on ancient disciplines. Science is gaining evidence to explaining the seemingly unexplainable.
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“I have found this podcast very useful. It can inspire people.”
Luis Acevedo, Edinburgh, Scotland
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“Really enjoyed the latest podcast. Andrew really put an interesting spin on it….I, as well, can relate to a visualization that is not the usual.”
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