An endless bombardment of news and gossip and images has rendered us manic information addicts. It broke me. It might break you, too.

Our kids are back to the routine of school. The energy is high as we walk through the hallways, with lots of chatter and sharing events from the prior day. But high energy doesn't always translate well to listening and focusing on tasks at hand in the classroom. Some schools around the country are turning...

Do you ever feel pressure to "find your purpose"? You don't need to stress. There's one purpose we all share, and it's easily accessible.

A simple, assuring invitation into releasing the resistance to one of the most life-expanding practices possible.

Research has now demonstrated that meditation builds brain cells and increases gray matter in the brain. Using magnetic imaging (MRI), Harvard researchers found that meditation produced physiological changes in the brain’s gray matter. Some areas in the brains of the study participants thickened after only eight weeks of mindfulness practice. The research was published in 2011 and represented the first time that physical changes to the brain caused by mediation were documented.

The activity increases liveliness and reduces stress, depression and aggression.

Mix ambient sounds together to wash away distraction and help you focus or relax

As the practice of mindfulness is packaged and peddled, it’s hard not to wonder if something essential is being lost. By David Gelles.

Flotation tanks have been a part of new-age lifestyles for decades, but in the last five years the number of people using them has soared. By Tom Ireland.

Think meditation kind of sucks? Rachel Machacek did too. In fact, nobody really likes it. But you’re sure glad you did it afterwards.

The concept of flow was popularized by positive psychologist Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, who researched this type of enjoyable immersion by speaking to ...

The greatest gift is the gift of the teachings, and here there are many to be had. A list of over 17000 talks/retreats/guided meditations from a range of speakers, both prominent and otherwise all available to stream or download.

“To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love.”

Chronic ails in midlife forced Sunada to reevaluate the path she was on. She found Buddhism, gave up her high tech career, and dedicated her life to helping others. Tell us a little about your background… I was born in Tokyo in 1957, the youngest..

Spirituality seems to drive many ultramarathon runners. But, in a broad sense, they could be hungry for meaning, in general.

I am a magician. I don't pull rabbits out of hats, saw attractive young women in half, or wear a tuxedo. I practice magick, spelled with a "k" in order to differentiate it from slight of hand, and once upon a time I was sentenced to death for it. My name is Damien Echols, and in 1993 I was arrested for three counts of capital murder in the town of West Memphis, Arkansas. Nine months later I was sentenced to death, and spent almost 19 years on death row before...

These pieces of literature have a huge impact on the way we view the world around us, even enabling us to see normal things in a completely new light. Some of the ancient and archaic pieces of literature have such huge amounts of condensed information in them that they have the ability to perpetually distort your reality itself.

Discovering Your Inner Strength

Spiritual teacher Stephen Bodian writes about going beyond mindfulness--using meditation to be aware of what is, not to detach from it.