I ordered some shoes online last week. As I was scrolling through the reviews of shoes, I noticed a trend. Many of the reviews were some version of “these shoes are terrible,” followed by a fairly long explanation about how they were too tight in the toes or too wide in the heel.
Rather than a luxury, self-care is a necessity for making sure your brain is working at its best. We should start referring to it instead as “self-survival requirements.”
It's a new academic year. Create some happiness for yourself! As the new semester starts, remember that each day is a chance to meet someone new or learn something new.
I’ve been busier than usual, which brings me to the point of today’s pause: enjoying life, even when you are busy.
Think you could give up your phone for a week? Learn what happened at the Koru Spring Beak Meditation Retreat.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dreamed of a world in which we didn't judge people by how they look. In celebration of MLK day, this week in the pause we think about how mindfulness can help us reduce our judgmental thoughts about ourselves and others.
This week we've got a suggestion for a new year's resolution that is easy to keep. And it involves a potentially life-changing experience!
In honor of this week of Thanksgiving and to help you practice gratitude, I created a free guided meditation: Thanks-Growing Meditation. This free guided meditation is an opportunity to re-balance your awareness, to counteract your mind’s natural tendency to over-focus on the problems or difficulties in your life.
Tired of all the Anger and Hatred? What would you do if you had a hot coal in your hand and you could feel it burning your flesh? You'd drop it, right? You can learn to do the same thing with emotions that burn, like anger and hatred. This week in the pause we will explore how to free yourself from the pain of anger and hatred.
Do you ever have a hard time getting started when you've got a big project to complete? Here's a strategy for getting started!
— MIRABAI BUSH, co-founder and Senior Fellow of The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society
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