Nina Vukas
@ninavukas.bsky.social
Yoga Therapist C-IAYT | Yoga Teacher Trainer | Psychologist | Psychotherapist | Author: Trauma-Sensitive Yoga & Yoga Nidra
Interested in well-being, neuroscience, social issues, climate advocacy, veganism, culture, nature preservation.
Interested in well-being, neuroscience, social issues, climate advocacy, veganism, culture, nature preservation.
Tariffs on penguins 😂, but not on Russia 🤔.
Trump imposes tariffs on uninhabited Heard and McDonald Islands near Antarctica
Australian prime minister surprised after remote external territories – including islands home to penguins – targeted by US president
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Tariffs on penguins 😂, but not on Russia 🤔.
Interesing
How does #depression alter the brain?
New research has that, when given external stimuli, depressed brains process information about how others are feeling in a way that is different to those without depression.
Click the link to learn more 👇
#IoPPNNews
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/mri-des...
New research has that, when given external stimuli, depressed brains process information about how others are feeling in a way that is different to those without depression.
Click the link to learn more 👇
#IoPPNNews
www.kcl.ac.uk/news/mri-des...
New MRI study reveals altered brain activity in depressed adolescents while watching 'Despicable Me'
The brains of adolescents with depression process information about how others are feeling in a way that is different to those without depression.
www.kcl.ac.uk
February 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Interesing
Reposted by Nina Vukas
🧪Thank you to everyone who responded to or shared my request, and to my sources, who all agreed to go on-record at a time when being a scientist (and science journalist) means being a target.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Vaccine sceptic RFK Jr is now a powerful force in US science: what will he do?
Kennedy has expressed support for some fields, but has also declared he’d like a ‘break’ in infectious-disease research.
www.nature.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🧪Thank you to everyone who responded to or shared my request, and to my sources, who all agreed to go on-record at a time when being a scientist (and science journalist) means being a target.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Just saw a post from a yoga teacher I practiced with decades ago saying RFK Jr. as Health Secretary is “the most positive news for Americans' health ever.” It doesn’t sound like he’s joking. No amount of psych education helps me understand. As my brain tries to compute, all it does is: ERROR, ERROR
February 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Just saw a post from a yoga teacher I practiced with decades ago saying RFK Jr. as Health Secretary is “the most positive news for Americans' health ever.” It doesn’t sound like he’s joking. No amount of psych education helps me understand. As my brain tries to compute, all it does is: ERROR, ERROR
Reposted by Nina Vukas
The EU's plans for the next 5 years say they want Europe to be 'competitive' – but they just compete with Musk and Trump to rip up protections for people's rights and the planet, to boost corporate profits
The EU must help build societies that support ordinary people and the ecosystems they rely on
The EU must help build societies that support ordinary people and the ecosystems they rely on
EU Commission competing with Musk and Trump on deregulation - Greenpeace European Unit
Brussels – The European Commission’s work programme for the next 5 years, published yesterday evening, plans to rip up protections for people’s rights and the planet to boost corporate profits,&hellip...
www.greenpeace.org
February 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The EU's plans for the next 5 years say they want Europe to be 'competitive' – but they just compete with Musk and Trump to rip up protections for people's rights and the planet, to boost corporate profits
The EU must help build societies that support ordinary people and the ecosystems they rely on
The EU must help build societies that support ordinary people and the ecosystems they rely on
Reposted by Nina Vukas
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
February 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by religion. So now people assume that religion and morality have a necessary connection. But the basis of morality is really very simple and doesn't require religion at all."
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke
The ‘rebranding’ has started. Who’s next? (Venezuelas for Trump? 🤔)
‘Dangerous, provocative, illegal’: Arab Americans condemn Trump’s vow to ‘take over’ Gaza
‘Arab Americans for Trump’ group rebrands itself while activists also criticize Biden and Harris’s support of Israel
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The ‘rebranding’ has started. Who’s next? (Venezuelas for Trump? 🤔)