We’re moving closer to unraveling the mysteries of brain function, thanks to The BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) Initiative established by the Obama administration. The Initiative received a major boost on September 16, when the National Institutes of Health (NIH) approved initial areas of high-priority research to be supported by $40 million of its 2014 funding. The Initiative’s…
Just because I rely on two smartphones doesn’t mean I like them. My tween daughter doesn’t even want one, and I’m thrilled about that. So when a friend sent me the link to Louis C.K.’s appearance on Conan O’Brien’s show (see below) that’s been all over the Web since Thursday night, of course I clicked “play.” And I got more than…
Before ubiquitous frozen yogurt, before the Internet everywhere all the time, before my crazy new puppy, I knew how to do this. Eat an apple. Mindfully. Eat an apple. One bite at a time. Chew slowly. Put it down between bites. Think about where it came from, who grew it, how it got to my table, why it’s going in…
We’ve come a long way since John and Yoko’s “bed-ins” in 1969 were the best way to mobilize the masses to promote peace. Now the Global Care Initiative of the Institute of HeartMath (IHM)—a nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to helping people live healthier, happier lives—has created Global Care rooms where people can connect online in real time to…
I am empty. A hole as big as the moon inside of me. Bottomless, so I cannot fill it. Nothing in my realm of experience offers knowledge of how to replenish the void that swallowed my soul. I hurt. Each new injury either self-inflicted or by another—emotional or physical—stretches and extends the cavity. Like the tearing of skin and muscle…
A couple of weeks ago I told you about my commitment to pause in a moment of gratitude before one meal each day. As of last week I hadn’t been very successful in achieving this goal; I was feeling some inner resistance. But today I’m proud to report that I’m definitely making progress. Why the turnaround? Good timing had something…
Always a bittersweet time, the beginning of September in the Northeast is upon us. There is a little regret I’m not starting classes of some kind, a relic of the excitement and dread of a new school year. There is also the refreshing specter of cooler, cleaner, dry air and the burst of energy that seems to come along with…
