By Lou Kavar Ph.D While there are many books written on meditation, some from particular religious traditions and others based on individual experience, it’s challenging to find a simple, practical guide for meditation. There are many people who just want to know how to meditate. For them, here is a brief introduction to the process. […]
By Berit Brogaard, DM Science, PhD When I went to graduate school, lucid dreaming was a concept everyone knew of, yet knew nearly nothing about. Generation X missed the lucid dreaming debates of the 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980’s. After that, the debates faded out and lucid dreaming became the geeky subject matter of a few liberal intellectuals hardly anyone […]
Leverage the Mind-Body Connection Those of us who practice mind-body healthy living recognize the interconnection of all things: the mind, the body and the environment. So, every breath puts one in harmony, or out of harmony, with whatever is going on in and around us. That said, health is best defined as a state of […]
On Staying Calm, Some Things to Do to Manage Stress The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance. TalentSmart has conducted research with more than a million people, and we’ve found that 90% of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress […]
The “Marshmallow Test” and Your Mind Your unconscious mind needs direction, is most comfortable with emotions and symbols, deals with positives only and stores, organizes and surfaces your memories Expressing yourself artistically, meditating, rehearsing desired outcomes and using positive self-talk are some of the ways you can begin to harness the power of your unconscious […]
Meditate Your Way to a Fit Mind & Body in 2017 With the New Year here it’s the perfect time to re-evaluate your goals and set intentions going forward. For a lot of people, resolutions include getting and staying healthy. This year you will not have to do all that “goal-getting” on your own. Working […]
Reading Your Pets’ Thoughts, Moods and Temperament “The Secret Life of Pets” did very well at the box office by showing what dogs and cats really think, at least the animated kind with human voices. Of course, dogs and cats cannot speak for themselves, they can only bark and howl, purr and hiss. Brought to […]