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Many contemplative traditions have already figured out that sensation is a natural way of quieting an overactive mind

Yiyi Wang develops mindfulness and other wellness programs through apps, ChatGPT.

Norman Farb, a professor in the Psychology department at the University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM), describes a stress ball as “any squishable or squeezable hand-held object that is marketed as being a tool for reducing stress.” The earliest known variation of the stress-ball existed during the reign of the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220

The physical sensations that accompany sadness can feel as undesirable as they are intense – a constriction of the chest, watery eyes and a raw throat, to name a few.

Taking a micro-quantity of psilocybin as a mood booster is becoming a daily routine for more and more Canadians. Psilocybin, the psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms, is illegal, but the online market for it is growing.

Norman Farb, PhD, is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, Mississauga, where he directs the Regulatory and Affective Dynamics laboratory and is a fellow at the Mind and Life Institute. He researches the psychology of well-being. He focuses on mental habits, such as how we think about ourselves and our emotions. Farb is interested in why some