In this week’s podcast I explore the beneficial relationship between humans and animals, specifically focusing on how pets can enhance mindfulness and contribute to overall well-being like how interacting with pets promotes present moment awareness, reduces stress, improves relationships, encourages nature interaction, and aids meditation as well as highlights the health benefits of dog ownership, including improved cardiovascular health, increased social interaction, psychological advantages like reduced anxiety, and their role in assisting with various medical conditions. Also humans can learn to focus on the present by observing and interacting with dogs.
References
Serenity and the Art of Being a Dog by Caitlin McColl https://medium.com/mindful-mental-health/serenity-and-the-art-of-being-a-dog-548c2b2f3549
Mindfulness and Your Dog, Harvard. Edu - https://www .health.harvard.edu/staying -healthy/mindfulness-and -your-dog
How Mindfulness With Dogs Can Be Emotionally Healing, PetHelpful.com https://pethelpful.com/dogs/How -Mindfulness-with-Dogs-can -be-Emotionally-Healing
How Pets Can Sharpen Your Mindfulness Skills, Animal Wellness Magazine https://animalwellnessmagazine.com/pets-mindfulness/
The Mindfulness of a Dog, Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/you-are-what-you-eat/202101/the-mindfulness-dog
Can Dogs See Color? Purina.com https://www.purina.com/articles/dog/facts/can-dogs-see-color
Oxytocin, a mediator of anti-stress, well-being, social interaction, growth and healing https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15834840/
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