MENTAL HEALTH AND MEDITATION RESEARCH

MENTAL

CHALLANGE: ANXIETY

APRIL 1896

MILLER BEARD

NERVE WEAKNESS OR NERVOUS EXHAUSTION

BREATHING CHEST PAIN

HELPFUL ENVIRONMENTS

CALM

CHALLANGE: ADHD

ISOLATION TO FOCUS

MENTAL HEALTH CHALLANGE: DEPRESSION

- No known founder.

- The first case was in the second millenium in mesopotamia, and was thought to be posessed by a demon.

- Rhazes (865–925 CE) believed that depression came from the brain and perscribed things like baths and behavior therapy.

- 18th and 19th century: depression was inherited and thought to be unchangable and came from agression and people with depression were shunned.

- Aaron Beck proposed that the way that people interpret negative events could contribute to symptoms of depression.

HELPFUL ENVIRONMENTS

natural light open space light relaxing

million adults (US)

WOMEN ARE TWICE AS LIKLEY Two-thirds of those who commit suicide struggle with depression.

SADNESS

SYMPTOMS

They might not want to do things they used to think were fun. People diagnosed with depression may not know why they feel so sad.

HARD TO THINK CLEARLYNOT LOVED

CHANGES EMOTIONS AND ACTIONS

MENTAL HEALTH CHALLANGE: DISASSOCIATION

Dissociation is a break in how your mind handles information. You may feel disconnected from your thoughts, feelings, memories, and surroundings. It can affect your sense of identity and your perception of time.

The symptoms often go away on their own. It may take hours, days, or weeks. You may need treatment, though, if your dissociation is happening because you've had an extremely troubling experience or you have a mental health disorder like schizophrenia.

HELPFUL ENVIRONMENTS natural light open space light ALERTING

triggered by episodes of severe stress 1.3% in the general population

People who use substancdes and female exotic dancers are at high risk

SYMPTOMS

- 1889 - Janet - division in the personality OR alterations in consciousness - was believed to be demon posession

DISCONNECTED FROM TIME, EMOTIONS, AND THOUGHTS

DISCONNECTING FROM PEOPLE AROUND

PRAYER

- THE MUSLIM PRAYER INCLUDES CONSISTENT MOVEMENT OF THE BODY, VERSES OF THE QURAN, AND FOCUSING ON WHAT YOURE GREATFUL FOR AND WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO, WHILE ALSO PLACING YOUR WORRIES ON SOMETHING BIGGER THAN YOU.

THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT WAYS OF PRAYER

BELOW IS A DIAGRAM OF A MUSLIM PRAYER CYCLE

MOVEMENT: YOGA OR WORKINGOUT

Yoga is often described as “moving meditation” — calming the mind and creating awareness through simple body movements.

SOUND MEDTATION:

WHITE/GREEN NOISE, FREQUENCIES

WHITE NOISE, GREEN NOISE, AND DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SOUND FREQUENCIES CAN GIVE YOUR MIND THE MEDITATION AND FOCUS

THAT PEOPLE NEED TO STUDY, WORK, OR EVEN JUST LET GO OF THEIR STRESSES AND THOUGHTS FOR A FEW MINUITES.

GROUNDING IN NATURE

GROUNDING YOURSELF IN NATURE CAN MEAN SITTING IN THE SUN TO WALKING ON THE GROUND BAREFOOT. THIS HELPS YOU FEEL CONNECTED TO SOMETHING BIGGER THAN YOU AND FEEL CONNECTED TO THE EARTH. THIS HELPS TAKE THE STRESS OFF YOUR MIND.

SITE: TOKYO, JAPAN

1603 Tokugawa Ieyasu establishes Shogunate Government (Tokugawa Shogunate) in the town of Edo. Edo period begins.

1657 Major fire in Edo claims over 100,000 lives.

1927 First subway line opens between Asakusa and Ueno.

1931 Tokyo Airport opens in Haneda.

1935 Tokyo’s resident population reaches 6.36 million (almost the same as New York City and London).

1941 Port of Tokyo opens. Pacific War begins.

2003 Diesel Vehicle Emissions Regulations introduced in Greater Tokyo Area.

2008 C40 Tokyo Conference on Climate Change held.

CLIMATE THREATS

INTERESTING ASPECTS

TRANSPORTATION

LANDMARKS

THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY, AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE, AS WELL AS THE POPULATION ARE ALL HUGE CLIMATE THREATS FOR TOKYO

ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS AND BRIGHTNESS

2013 Tokyo selected to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Typhoon causes huge damages on Oshima Island.