Here’s this week’s ZenDuel roundup — 9 items across Mindfulness & Meditation, Mental Health Research.
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The TLDR
- Mindfulness & Meditation: Why Is Nature So Good for Your Mental Health?
- Mental Health Research: Scientists discover 5 hidden brain patterns behind depression
Mindfulness & Meditation
Why Is Nature So Good for Your Mental Health?
Jill Suttie unpacks a study that looks at the experience of awe, and how this unique emotional experience might be connected to why nature makes us happier and healthier. Mindful
When the Mind Won’t Slow Down, Let the Forest Set the Pace
What the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku ("forest bathing") can teach us about attention, emotional well-being, and finding moments of quiet in a world that rarely stops. Mindful
Mental Health Research
Scientists discover 5 hidden brain patterns behind depression
Depression may not be one biological condition, but several distinct patterns of brain activity hiding under the same diagnosis. Researchers studying 263 people with depression identified five brain profiles, each… ScienceDaily
What happens in the brain when cannabis makes you anxious?
Cannabinoids may intensify anxiety by removing a natural brake on specific neurons in the brain’s fear center, particularly during stressful situations. In mice, shutting down those neurons sharply reduced… ScienceDaily

From the blog this week
Free Google Sheets Habit Tracker for Digital Nomads
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Free Printable Habit Tracker for Freelancers & Entrepreneurs
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Notion Screen Time Habit Tracker Template (Free Setup)
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How to Track Your Mood and Menstrual Cycle Together
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Free Printable Skincare Habit Tracker (PDF Download)
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