“A happy mind makes happy molecules.” – DEEPAK CHOPRA, M.D. Everyone wants to be healthy, just look at the number of books and articles written about weight management, exercise, sleep, and the quality of our food, air, and water. These are all foundations of good health. However, according to Ayurveda, [...]
A recent article in the Washington Post declared mental health professionals are overwhelmed by the demand for their services. First, the pandemic caused two years of collective trauma, and now there’s another heartbreaking war. Aren’t we all struggling to make sense of the world in which we live? It’s no [...]
Life today Most of us are busy. Do your eyes glaze over when you look at your calendar or open your email inbox? Many say they long lost the ability to relax or to get a good night’s sleep. Their mind’s never rest. This is a serious problem with consequences [...]
47 years ago this month, I took a meditation course and fell in love with the benefits immediately. I was calmer, had more energy, handled stress better, and much happier... It's a long list. A few years later, I completed an extensive year-long in-residence meditation teacher training program. To do [...]
What is unconditional happiness? Quite simply, it is happiness that’s not predicated upon any conditions. Doesn’t everyone want fulfillment, success, and happiness in their life? Sure, you say, “but how can I be happy when my wife just left me, or my best friend moved across the country?” These are [...]
It seems like another lifetime; I was an Industrial Engineer working for a major employer in a large manufacturing facility. My assignment was to analyze workers on the job with the aid of a stopwatch. The aim of this tedious and stressful task was to improve efficiency. Don’t we all [...]
Have you noticed that there’s a voice inside your head? Since you are reading this, I’m sure that you are well aware that there’s a monologue going on in there. To complicate matters, it continues all day, every day. And it is not a cheerleader. Michael Singer in his NY [...]
Most of us don’t pay attention to or understand the concept of digestion unless we have a digestive disease. According to Ayurveda, the world’s oldest natural medicine system, good digestion is a foundation for our mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health. While there’s interest today in eating healthy food, that [...]
Definition of EQ: the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships wisely and with empathy. Yesterday, I was driving and listening to a news podcast. The kind that you can’t seem to resist even though they play on your emotions. As the [...]
According to the cover story of the AARP Bulletin, the COVID-19 global pandemic delivered one important lesson that we should all acknowledge. Our immune systems are in trouble. The medical term for this is ‘dysregulated’, or to keep it simple, our immune systems are not working as they should, i.e. [...]