Know That You Matter and Imagine the Ripple Effects
Is it possible that everything you do matters? A number of years ago social scientists Nicholas Christakis, M.D., Ph.D., and James Fowler, Ph.D., conducted a study that found obesity is contagious by...
View Article3 Steps to Making Intentions Stick in the New Year
It’s been a week out since The New Year has set upon us. Whether you’re a resolution person or not, odds are there are some thoughts that you have about what you’d like to see unfold over this next...
View Article3 Ways for Adults and Teens to Use Mindfulness in the Tech Age
Rainn Wilson is the goofy guy that you may or may not know in the hit series The Office. In a recent interview with him he said something enlightening, “We’re so focused on the externals, looking...
View ArticleRelax, You’re Already Home
Our brains are amazing, so amazing that even with all the wonderful advances in technology, neuroscientists are only still scratching the surface as to the way they work. But this fabulous brain can...
View ArticleStress Less and Optimize Your Relationship with Technology
One thing we’ve learned about the brain over the last 15 years is that it can form new neural connections throughout the lifespan. This is called neuroplasticity, you may have heard of it....
View ArticleFinding Your True Refuge: An Interview with Tara Brach, PhD
All of us have an innate desire to heal our suffering and step into a wiser and happier life. Today it is my great pleasure to bring a favorite author, teacher and psychologist of mine who is at the...
View Article5 Benefits to Practicing Digital Awareness
I recently led a workshop focused on helping us develop a wiser relationship to our technology (Smartphones, IPads, computers, television, etc.). In the beginning of the workshop I explained how as...
View ArticleJust Remember, Thoughts Aren’t Facts
A wise man once said, “Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your unguarded thoughts.” ~ The Buddha I want to share with you an important “Now Moment,” the short action-oriented pieces that come...
View ArticleYou Want to Increase Equality in 2 Minutes? (Video)
In a time of deep division, where the Supreme Court is looking to find an answer as to whether “same-sex” marriage should be legalized, perhaps we don’t need to look too far for the answer. Here is a...
View ArticleKrishnamurti on 3 Steps to a Wiser Relationship to Technology
We don’t have to look further than B.F. Skinner to see that most of us have developed a habit of being overly obsessed with our Smartphones. We all get incoming messages that hint at a potential...
View ArticleTeens Get More than Better Test Scores with Mindfulness
A study out of the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) recently came out that showed how a two week mindfulness training improved students GRE reading-comprehension scores and working memory,...
View ArticleThe Neuroscience of Learning to Trust Yourself
A research study just came out in the Journal of Neuroscience where scientists at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston used sea snail nerve cells to reverse memory loss. The...
View Article#YouAreBeautiful
You may have seen the video and maybe it touched you in a way that brought you to tears. A forensic artist sat down and asked the woman sitting on the couch next to him to tell him about her face. He...
View ArticleMake Gratitude a Practice, Really
When we think of what we’re thankful for we often think of the light in our lives. Who and what represents the light in your life? The poet Hafiz writes in his poem “It Felt Love”: How did the rose...
View ArticleA Time-Tested Organic Medicine for Stress, Anxiety and Depression
Everyone has tough days and for some the days seem to be a never ending string of murkiness. All of our mental afflictions, stress, anxiety, depression, addictive urges and trauma responses are...
View ArticleThe Need to Parent with Presence
The reason there is no definitive guide on parenting is because every baby and child is unique and all parents come with unique baggage from childhood and genetics. Becoming a parent is wonderful for...
View ArticleOne Minute to Stress-Less with the Wall of Gratitude
Unfortunately, our brains don’t seem to be built to pay attention to what’s good in life, but more to what seems urgent or threatening. That makes sense as fundamentally safety and security trump...
View Article4 Steps to a Shaping a Wiser Brain
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” ~ Aristotle I’m not so sure I agree with you Aristotle. There are plenty of educated people who have...
View ArticleFeel S.A.F.E Again – The Power of Vulnerability
Our most fundamental need in life is to be safe. When we feel safe, the body relaxes, we become more flexible in the way we see life and are generally happier. But throughout life we all suffer...
View ArticleThe Pitfalls of Trying to Be a Mindful Person
There’s an inherent trap in trying to become a mindful person. Any moment that you are acting mindlessly you fall into the category of deficiency. You are less than what you are trying to be and this...
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