Janet's posterous

May 21

GAMES FOR THE BRAIN 2

GAMES FOR THE BRAIN

GAMES FOR THE BRAIN...and fun of course!

A Few [more] Of My Favorites

Elevator

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Arcadeasaurus Snowfall Solitaire

The culture of the Land of the Rising Sun is still a real mystery.
And not every person can clear it up.
Everything here seems to be unusual: either peculiar wedding rituals,
traditional cuisine or poetry with its ancient wise.
And have you ever seen a real Japan fan?
In Snowfall Solitaire you can not only play a solitaire,
but also admire this part of the Japan culture.
You will have to show your quick wits to get over all levels and
thread through the whole fall of cards with
the help of magic fans from the Land of the Rising Sun.
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*Pretty Awesome*
Check It Out
Machinarium Demo

Wallpaper Elevator
Wallpaper Plaza
Wallpaper Parrot

Filed under // games

Apr 28

http://www.thirdage.com/hobbies-projects/knitting-crocheting-proved-to-reduce-stress

OK, it's official. There's yet another stupendous reason to learn to knit and crochet. Of course, it's not really news to those of us who have been producing stuff with needles all these years. We already know that when we are camped in a favorite chair knitting socks or crocheting an afghan we are in the zone of la-la land. Now it's a scientific fact: Knitting and crocheting reduce stress.

According to research conducted at the Harvard Medical School Mind-Body Institute, the repetitive action of knitting and crocheting create a relaxation response. The institute's research shows that a knitter or crocheter's heart rate can drop 11 beats a minute and that blood pressure also drops.

The basic ingredients needed to reduce stress - besides some really great yarn and maybe a silver crochet hook and hand-carved knitting needles - "found to be present in [certain] practices in almost every culture, are the repetition of a sound, word, phrase, prayer or movement, and the passive setting aside of intruding thoughts and returning to the repetition."

The research shows that by using your mind in a certain way to elicit the relaxation response "measurable, predictable and reproducible physiological changes occur that can be useful in countering the unhealthy fight-or-flight or stress response."

Believe me, when you're all wrapped up in some yummy yarn, crocheting a mile a minute or cruising toward the completion of a sweater, fighting and flighting just aren't an option.

via thirdage.com

Thanks Tanya!! Miss you!

Filed under // green growing health hobby knitting stress