Finding Mastery and Focus in Unlikely Places
I got to go on my friend Michael Gervais’s podcast, Finding Mastery, last week. His deal is a bit different than mine – he’s a sports
I got to go on my friend Michael Gervais’s podcast, Finding Mastery, last week. His deal is a bit different than mine – he’s a sports
Happiness isn’t a state of being. It’s not a permanent feeling, a goal you can reach, the result of a pill, or the absence of
For many of us, the last earnest attempt at journaling we made was somewhere very painful in our adolescence. And it probably had something to
The Japanese call it “Manpo-kei” — literally, 10,000 steps meter.
Since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, when all of Japan was rigidly focused on fitness, both
“Treat yo’self” is the millennial anthem.
Self-care can be generally defined as being a friend to yourself. Recognizing when you need a soft, gentle environment,
Onism: The name given to the feeling of realizing how little of the world we’ll each get to experience.
Anemoia: The name given to the
Your body registers these two emotions in exactly the same way, physiologically: nervousness and excitement.
But try telling yourself that when you’re in the middle
When you compliment someone on their energy, or even notice someone else’s energy, what are you really saying? You’re alluding to an intangible — a
So this was going to be your year — the year you stop missing the Farmer’s Market by sleeping in on Sundays, the year you
From the very beginning of our consciousness, rest is a catch-all palliative for any number of maladies. Cranky? Take a nap. Can’t think straight? Close
I got to go on my friend Michael Gervais’s podcast, Finding Mastery, last week. His deal is a bit different than mine – he’s a sports
Happiness isn’t a state of being. It’s not a permanent feeling, a goal you can reach, the result of a pill, or the absence of
For many of us, the last earnest attempt at journaling we made was somewhere very painful in our adolescence. And it probably had something to
The Japanese call it “Manpo-kei” — literally, 10,000 steps meter.
Since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, when all of Japan was rigidly focused on fitness, both
“Treat yo’self” is the millennial anthem.
Self-care can be generally defined as being a friend to yourself. Recognizing when you need a soft, gentle environment,
Onism: The name given to the feeling of realizing how little of the world we’ll each get to experience.
Anemoia: The name given to the
Your body registers these two emotions in exactly the same way, physiologically: nervousness and excitement.
But try telling yourself that when you’re in the middle
When you compliment someone on their energy, or even notice someone else’s energy, what are you really saying? You’re alluding to an intangible — a
So this was going to be your year — the year you stop missing the Farmer’s Market by sleeping in on Sundays, the year you
From the very beginning of our consciousness, rest is a catch-all palliative for any number of maladies. Cranky? Take a nap. Can’t think straight? Close
Sylvia Plath was not a scientist.
But surprisingly, she wasn’t wrong when she said…
“I’m sure there are things that can’t be cured by a good bath, but I can’t think of one.”
Bubble baths have gotten a lot of media attention in the last few years as the self-care movement picked up speed. We’ve talked before about the difference between self-care and self-soothing, and although they are both perfectly valid and necessary…
My friend Dhru believes our brains are broken. If you know me well, you know I don’t disagree with him. Dhru uses his podcast, Broken
And why do we want to? In the West, we worry about heart disease. But in ancient belief systems – like Taoism and the tenets of
Have you ever thought about joining a club that was 36 million members strong in the United States alone? A club that’s grown at least 50% since 2012?
You may not realize it, but if you’ve ever considered trying yoga (which a third of Americans have already done), then that’s you.
Some people are interested in mindfulness and peace of being that yoga promises. Others want to gain flexibility and strength enjoyed by regular yogis. And still others want to mitigate back and joint pain, which yoga has been proven to help.
Who’s better at multitasking, men or women? That’s a trick question, actually – the answer is no one. Long-time followers will know that Dr. Pedram Shojai