WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH
About this video
Prince Ea argues that society neglects mental health compared to physical hygiene, leading to widespread depression and anxiety. He contends that mental health practices should be taught in schools as mandatory subjects, just like science or social studies. Prince Ea teaches a technique he calls the ‘smiling mindful breath,’ which combines smiling, mindfulness meditation, and deep breathing for one minute daily to improve mental wellbeing.
Key takeaways
- Prince Ea compares consuming negative thoughts to eating rotten food, claiming both make us sick with conditions like depression and anxiety
- Prince Ea recommends treating mental health with the same priority as oral hygiene through daily practices and routines
- Prince Ea’s ‘smiling mindful breath’ technique involves closing your eyes, smiling for 15 seconds, taking deep breaths, and focusing attention on the present moment for one minute daily
Episode details: published March 18, 2018 · 934.4K views · 6:47 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The pieces summarized here are Prince Ea’s own words and views, presented for education; summaries are written by Self Growth Videos from each episode itself.
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