Just in case you haven't heard the story of "The Drowning Man", let me fill you in. So there was this man stranded on his roof while historic flood waters were steadily rising. A man in a rowboat comes by and yells, "I can save you! Jump in!" The stranded man yells back, "Go on! God will save me!" A...[ read more ]
Meditation offers practitioners powerful benefits, yet many people are confused as to what exactly those benefits are. In a nutshell, meditation focuses attention in a deliberate manner, taking you from a state of noisy mental chatter to calm and quiet inner peace. And isn’t that something most of us could use?While meditation has been practiced for thousands of years in...[ read more ]
A decade ago, you would be hard-pressed to find many people who knew anything about meditation, let alone practiced it. But today, meditation has become wildly popular in the United States. Books, Youtube channels, and smartphone apps are dedicated to the study of it, and everyone from college students to senior citizens are reaping some pretty great benefits (I’ll get...[ read more ]
With 322 million people suffering with depression worldwide, it's not surprising to learn that in America, depression is among the most common mental disorders. The cause of depression is often simplified as a chemical imbalance in the brain, but the reality is that the disease is far more complicated. Scientific research has yet to completely understand the biology of depression....[ read more ]
Stress, Anxiety, Depression, oh my! These three stooges are like the three-headed sea monster whose heads come back doubly after chopping those suckers off. Get rid of one stressor, say an “aggy” ex, and along comes a tyrant boss and the installation of workplace cameras. Avoid the anxiety inducing laundry pile, a week’s worth of wrinkly shirts and towels just...[ read more ]