“Am I good enough?” “What did I do to deserve this?” “People just don’t understand me.” How often do we hear this sabotaging narrative playing in our own head like a record? by Rushi Vyas While feeling sad, frustrated, or lonely are perfectly human emotions, does creating a narrative to go alongside them actually help […]
Just saying the words “deep sleep meditation” feels relaxing. Next to a good workout (or love making), you can’t beat it for quality rest. Over the past several years as I’ve deepened in meditation practice, I’ve noticed my overall anxiety levels drop dramatically even in the midst of life’s stressful events. The typical stressors of […]
If You Can Shower, You Can Meditate How do you meditate? First, it’s worth mentioning that what I’m about to say may sound like semantics. Organizing your thoughts about what meditation is (and is not) will help once you get into the practice. It’s important to understand that meditation isn’t something you do, it’s a state of […]
Brain research is beginning to produce concrete evidence for something that practitioners of meditation have known for centuries: Meditation changes the mind and the physical brain… and increases our awareness. I discovered an article from the Washington Post that shows how researchers at the University of Wisconsin were working with Tibetan monks and measuring their […]
Marla Cilley is The FlyLady. And like it states on her website: “She does not fly a plane! Marla is a SHE (Sidetracked Home Executive).” The interview, as you will read will give more context to how she got her name and the evolution of the meaning of this intriguing name – and how she […]
The human brain is ever evolving and develops late into life. Scientists have previously viewed the brain as being hardwired in its development with maximum cognitive function reached in the early thirties. Yet recent research has revealed the brain’s natural ability for neuroplasticity, or the capacity to rewrite and create new neural circuits at any […]
