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Richard J. Davidson

Richard J. Davidson is the director and founder of the Centre for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the William James and Vilas Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry.

Well-being and happiness can be learned – here’s how

How people can integrate well-being skills into the fabric of their busy lives remains a challenge. The truth is we need this set of skills now more than ever, as more people experience the challenge of balancing long working hours and often a stressful work environment with the demands of an active home life. These factors are in part responsible for the steep global rise in mental health disorders such as anxiety and depression. Photo: AFP

Research into how mental training like meditation affects our health throws light on what constitutes a healthy mind. Well-being is a skill that can be learned.

10 Apr 2018 - 12:14PM