I finished Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence, by Anna Lembke, MD. She writes about the delicate balance between...

This morning, as I was about to publish, I read a study that linked the Western diet to cognitive decline and neurodegeneration in mice....

What if I told you that I had a ticket for you to visit anyplace you wished. Where would you go? Your arrival would be celebrated, and...

Prioritize your well-being. Do not stint on self-compassion. When we are rested, relaxed, calm, and centered, we are more creative,...

After skidding on a patch of ice in the winter of 2016, I totaled my Cobalt. That week, I purchased a 2012 Kia Soul for $8,000. It was...

“You could search the whole world over and never find anyone as deserving of your love as yourself.” -Buddha Sharon Salzberg, a respected...

My father often spoke of death as a homecoming and was as prepared as he could be for his transition in 2007. Doctors had suggested...

How much knowledge can a man acquire in a lifetime? If he could read every book written- an impossibility- his knowledge would still be...

The Pacific Ocean is a magical place where I would often lose myself. The sea was where leviathans and tentacled monsters lurked. On a...

It started with a sore throat. Didn't think much about it. I was vaccinated. I thought I was coming down with a mild cold until I lost...

Nitric oxide (NO) is a signaling molecule. NO is made by many types of cells throughout the body. Nitric oxide is naturally released in...

I was holed up in a capsule hotel nursing an injury. The pain in my right knee was unbearable. It felt like pieces of glass cutting the...

My father’s health was deteriorating. He was crippled by Type 2 diabetes. He walked with a cane. Two toes on one of his feet had been...

Meditation is to mind as exercise is to body. Meditation is defined as a family of complex emotional and attentional regulatory...

Job crafting is a proactive approach to redesigning what we do at work and how we do it (Berg et al., 2007). Job crafting is a mindset...

"I don't have time." This is the most common excuse I hear from beginners struggling to establish and maintain a meditation practice. I...

There are many benefits to meditation: Enhanced cognitive functioning Improved memory Improved attention Reduced stress and anxiety...

Sit to meditate long enough and you'll soon notice the mind has wandered. This is common. It is at this point a teacher will instruct...