5 Essential Elements to Starting Your Mindfulness Meditation Practice
No matter how much we talk about it, read about it, or study it, putting a mindfulness practice into practice can be challenging. But what are we to do? Science…
Blog Month: October 2013
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Compassion: No Return Address Needed
Why do we have it in our heads that we’ll only help another person out if we get something back in return. Maybe it’s because at the core we always…
How Emotional Intelligence Can Help Us Lose Weight: An Interview with Dr. Susan Albers
It’s no secret that millions and millions of people around the world struggle with their relationship to food. Today I’m excited to bring to you my friend and colleague Dr….
Keep Your Great Great Grandchildren in Mind
It’s not our fault; blame it on the evolutionary impulse of our brains. We’re wired toward routine and because of that we often walk around asleep concerned about what is…
The Heart and Science of How to Make Mindfulness Work
The burgeoning field of mindfulness, neuroscience and psychotherapy just never gets old to me. I am on a panel with Chris Germer, PhD, author and leader in the field of…
Be Vulnerable. Be Brave. Be Free
Perhaps the 13th Sufi poet Rumi said it best, “Don’t turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That’s where the light enters.” The entrance into all that’s beautiful…