Knitting as Mantra

By Sara Szal MD | September 29, 2013

I cannot get enough knitting time. It’s my favorite meditation and I love the product. It’s therapeutically and aesthetically rocking my world right now. Why? I think Herb Benson, MD, a mentor of mine from the Harvard Mind-Body Institute articulated it best. “Working with yarn provides stress relief. Like meditation or prayer, knitting allows for…

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Mental Vitamin: Sewing | Knitting | Cooking

By Sara Szal MD | September 25, 2013

Love this idea from neuroscientist Kelly Lambert, PhD’s book on depression, about choosing alternatives to the conventional quick-fix of changing your neurotransmitter mix with a prescription for Lexapro, Prozac or Wellbutryn or some new pill.   “Lambert shows how when you knit a sweater or plant a garden, when you prepare a meal or simply…

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