“Stop and smell the roses” may be a sappy cliché, but at Stanford University, it’s also a homework assignment. For extra credit, you can “show gratitude,” “feel the sunshine” or “just
Achaan Chah, Sylvia Boorstein, Yasutani Roshi, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Thich Nhat Hanh, Joan Halifax, Bruce Chatwin, Henry David Thoreau, and Matsuo Basho on walking meditation
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20-45 minutes, three to six days per week for four weeks. Research suggests that people who practice t
When you have a cut, it often bleeds. People can see the wound, and acknowledge that you are injured. Mental health is much different. It cannot be “seen” in the concrete way we are used to associating pain with
Every minute of every day, your body is physically reacting, literally changing, in response to the thoughts that run through your mind.
It’s been shown over and o
Trayvon Martin. Eric Garner. Michael Brown. Freddie Gray. Sandra Bland. Ferguson. Baltimore. Charleston. Alton Sterling. Philando Castile. In the wake of so many recent tragedies involving racial discrimination,
As corporate mindfulness initiatives continue their fashionable ascent among CEOs and consultants, it’s worth asking: Can a 2,500-year-old practice in selflessness really help us be more productive capitalists? Or are promises of getting more done
It’s not practical to assume we will all feel happy at every moment of every day. No matter who you are or how wonderful your life is in general, there are still bound to be moments when you’re down. T
Over the last 20 years, research has gradually accumulated suggesting that religious service attendance is associated with better physical and mental health. For example, research articles have indicated that regular religious service attendance is a
A Holy man in meditation (from Wikipedia)
Attorneys and meditators Jeena Cho (left) and Karen Gif
Mindful Work: How Meditation is Changing Business from the Inside Out, by David Gelles, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2015, 296 pages, 14.95 Can.
A friend who is an avid reader told me, not once but several times: “You sh
YOU may be smart, but without emotional intelligence your career will suffer.
So-called “soft skills” are vital for navigating complex social situations. Communication, language, personal habits and empathy with others all play a role.
For example,
Inviting mindfulness into your life is a transformative experience. You regain control of tough to manage emotions like anger, despair, and frustration. It’s like you come to this realization that your mind is a vast and open field in which anything
The problems I've faced in life have changed me…for the better.
I became resilient as a teenager because I had to learn how to deal with life after having one parent die and another decompensate into despair. I discovered there were people who coul
In our culture, people find it difficult to direct loving-kindness to themselves. We may feel that we are unworthy
A FRIEND of mine has a bad habit of narrating his experiences as they are taking place. I tease him for being a bystander in his own life. To be fair, we all fail to experien
Positive psychology is changing the face of therapy — and literally changing brain structure
One of the reasons we’re alive today is because our ancestors had great skill in recalling the negative over the positive. |
That’s right: It’s not y
Breathe, an app coming soon to the Apple Watch, is designed to help you chill out. But so far there’s little evidence that “mindfulness” apps have health benefits.
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