Mindfulness/Meditation
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How Therapeutic Work — and Medication — Helped Gabrielle Bernstein Emerge from Trauma
In her new book, Happy Days: The Guided Path from Trauma to Profound Freedom and Inner Peace, spiritual teacher Gabrielle Bernstein talks about how medication, when prescribed as part of a larger program of recovery and therapy, can help establish a safe baseline from which to do the deeper work.
The Power of Stillness
How taking time to do nothing can lead us to our better selves.
How Using Your Senses Can Improve Your Mental Health
Smell, touch, and sound can help cultivate resilience. Here’s how.
PUMPING IRONY: Medicate or Meditate?
While Alzheimer’s patients wait to see if Biogen’s new drug will someday prove effective — and affordable — researchers continue to make a case for the healing powers of meditation.
STRONG BODY, STRONG MIND: How to Use a Fitness Device Mindfully
Our fitness editor shares how she listens to her body instead of obsessing over device-driven goals.
Feed Your Mind
Psychiatrist Drew Ramsey, MD, author of 50 Shades of Kale, is all about eating to fuel your brain — and your happiness.
Why Meditation?
Just as you train your body, it’s important to also train your brain. Meditation is a powerful tool we can use to become more aware, compassionate, and focused — in as little as a few minutes a day. In this mini episode, Eric Jeffers, yoga and meditation Master Trainer at Life Time, explains the strength of meditation and offers simple tips anyone can use to get started.
Awakened Spirit: Shefali Tsabary, PhD
With a blend of Western psychology and Eastern philosophy, therapist and author Dr. Shefali offers a path to authenticity and liberation.
Living in Your Light
At any stage, making a life change — and focusing on the pursuit of health and fitness — can be challenging. Kemma Cunningham, a Life Time group fitness performer, shares her journey to do both, and offers her advice for others looking to find what sparks excitement and purpose in them.
Awakening to Your Authentic Self
Do you do things for the image of it or because it feels right to you? Psychologist and best-selling author Dr. Shefali Tsabary explains that people — especially women — are often conditioned to sacrifice authenticity for goodness, putting others before themselves. She breaks down why and how this happens, as well as ways we can pursue a more free and true version of ourselves.
Building Mental Resilience: 5 Thought-Shifting Exercises
Learn how to control your inner conversation and maintain a steady mental state in Part Two of this three-part series.
Cultivating Ikigai: A Tool for a Happy, Fulfilled Life
“Ikigai” is defined as a reason for living — and it’s a tool Jeanne Rosner, MD, uses in her own life to nurture a greater sense of purpose. In this episode, she talks about this Japanese concept and how it can help us live longer, more satisfying lives. Plus, she offers guidance for finding our personal ikigai and suggestions for easy ways to cultivate it in our daily lives.
Building Mental Resilience: 6 Mind-Body Grounding Exercises
Learn how to reduce your body’s stress response in Part One of this three-part series.
A Mindful View of Motivation
How to get yourself going without beating yourself up.
Eve Lewis Prieto on How to Meditate
The director of the popular mindfulness app Headspace offers five tips on how to meditate.
How to Tame Your Monkey Mind
Becoming more mindful of our racing thoughts can help slow them down.
How to Be Happy for Others
How cultivating joy for others can help transform scarcity thinking.
What Does an Instinct Feel Like?
Warmth and clarity, fatigue or a sudden headache, are just a few signs of an intuitive “hit.”
How to Use Screen Time Mindfully
Here are four ways to reduce the negative impact of your digital devices.
How to Find Stillness
Frazzled? Scattered? A few moments of meditative silence can ground you in peace and calmness for the rest of the day.
5 Gut Instincts You Shouldn’t Ignore
The quirky urge. A funny tingle. That little voice in your head. These are what gut feelings feel like. But what are they telling you, and should you listen? Here’s how to make the most of your own innate wisdom.