Podcast #31: Serenity And The Art of Being A Dog

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.ReferencesSerenity and the Art of Being a Dog https://medium.com/mindful-mental-health/serenity-and-the-art-of-being-a-dog-548c2b2f3549Mindfulness and Your Dog, Harvard. Edu - https://www .health.harvard.edu/staying -healthy/mindfulness-and -your-dogHow Mindfulness With Dogs Can Be Emotionally Healing, PetHelpful.com https://pethelpful.com/dogs/How -Mindfulness-with-Dogs-can -be-Emotionally-HealingHow 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-dogCan Dogs See Color? Purina.com https://www.purina.com/articles/dog/facts/can-dogs-see-colorOxytocin, a mediator of anti-stress, well-being, social interaction, growth and healing https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15834840/If you enjoyed what you’ve heard today, maybe you’ll consider buying me a coffee? You can do so here: https://ko-fi.com/caitlinmccollauthor Get full access to Dose of Wonder at caitlinmccoll.substack.com/subscribe