Burnout
‘Burnout’ applies to a state of being in which you just don’t feel you can do any more and may not even WANT to do any more. You are tired, exhausted, not interested, and your ‘get and go’, got up and went! The candle was lit, burned fervently for a good period of...
Podcast – Research Based Mindfulness Meditation
Dr Valerie Rice co-presented a podcast by the UK Chartered Institute of Ergonomics and Human Factors, and the US-based Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. The topic was Mindfulness Meditation and was comprised of a number of my prior presentations on Mindfulness,...
Gratitude: Thankfulness – Recognized and Expressed
As We Enter into the Thanksgiving Holidays It is easy to forget or dismiss the power of appreciation and gratitude, as we move through our daily grind, but research clearly demonstrates their power to improve our lives. Appreciation is the “general recognition of and...
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) with Pulmonary Patients
There are many diagnoses associated with lung function and breathing. Asthma, chemically induced pulmonary injuries, interstitial lung diseases, lung cancer, chronic obstructive lung disease. Not being able to ‘catch your breath’ or breathe deeply enough to...
Mindfulness Training Alters Neural Circuits in the Brain!
Last week a research psychologist who formerly worked for me called to tell me that she’d just tried mindfulness meditation – over the last two weeks. I’ve been doing research on mindfulness meditation for the last 7 years with active duty service members and military...
Mindfulness and PTS and ADD
In a recent publication, my colleagues and I report on the impact of mindfulness meditation training (MTT) on symptoms of post-traumatic stress (PTS) and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADD) among US active duty military and veterans. It is likely not a...About me
A Life of Science, Spirit, and Service
Dr. Valerie J. Rice is a grounded force of healing—a practitioner, scientist, and soul guide who brings decades of experience to her work at VitaLife Center. Her path began in occupational therapy and expanded into something more profound: the integration of evidence-based healing and energy-based wisdom.
Dr. Valerie J. Rice is a grounded force of healing—a practitioner, scientist, and soul guide who brings decades of experience to her work at VitaLife Center. Her path began in occupational therapy and expanded into something more profound: the integration of evidence-based healing and energy-based wisdom.