Life is a journey filled with ups and downs, like many authors, artists, and philosophers have described. There is no way to avoid these trials and tribulations, as they are the pillars of life itself. There are, however, a number of things we can do in order to make...
In today’s fast-paced world, people everywhere are finding themselves more stressed than normal trying to keep up with the pace of society. As a result, feelings of stress and anxiety can often overwhelm a person. In order to reduce the effects of stress and anxiety,...
In today’s day and age of interconnectedness, it seems we are always multitasking, forever emailing while talking on the phone, texting while eating, and perusing Facebook while waiting on anything and everything. We’re connected, but we’re distracted. Our mind is...
Extremely loud and incredibly close. The title of the 2011 Stephen Daldry film depicts our contemporary culture quite well. Sights, sounds, whirling colors, and pungent smells punctuate our presence on this planet on a daily basis. With our exponentially increasing...
If you’re someone that suffers from chronic pain, there may be a highly effective, medication-free option you haven’t explored yet: mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) was founded back in 1979 by Jon Kabat-Zinn, and recent studies...
