“I Never Lie!” Really? Never?

Here is a Reality Check on Honesty You Can Do Although seldom done to intentionally lie, exaggerating and using absolutes do not reflect using speech as groundwork for the cultivation on a personal level of higher virtues and mental development. On a social level,...

Self-Care for Caregivers

“I Don’t Have Time For That!!!” Those of us who have loved ones with an illness eventually discover the critical need for self-care, sometimes the hard way. All the challenges we face: Obtaining vitally important support services; taking on the cost...

Anger is Not the Enemy

Getting Curious and Creative Anger is a complex emotion and part of being human. It does not usually get the respect it deserves. A mindful approach to handling it involves looking and feeling deeply into the complex and wide-reaching nature of this huge emotion. When...

Self-Care is Not at all Selfish

Calling Time Out Are you in a situation where your time, energy and focus are frequently directed toward others? Are you in the role of caretaker, either personally or professionally? Often the last thing that crosses our mind in that scenario is making sure we are...

8 Weeks to a Better Brain

Meditation Changes the Brain A group of Harvard neuroscientists interested in mindfulness meditation reported that brain structures change after only eight weeks of meditation practice. According to Sara Lazar, Ph.D., the study’s senior author, “Although the practice...