What Thich Nhat Hanh Taught Me About Mindfulness

In the fall of 2017, I moved into a pale green Victorian house in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. I’d recently left Chicago after a one-year stint — though it felt as if I had escaped. At the time, I was in the midst of an all-consuming battle with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder, one […]

Opinion | A Mind at Ease, Away From the Distractions

To the Editor: Re “What’s That You Find in the Boring Silence? It’s Your Attention,” by Chris Hayes (Opinion guest essay, Jan. 5): I admire Mr. Hayes’s candor and insights as he struggles with attempts at calming his mind. His antidote for the distractions he experiences from the daily bombardment of electronic stimuli, however, appears […]

A New Hammer Museum Show Traces Alice Coltrane’s Influence

After Alice Coltrane’s death in January 2007, the many who mourned her passing and celebrated her influence — from the jazz world, Hindu and new-age communities, and beyond — did so with a shared sadness and fervor, but for different reasons. They even called her by different names. To musicians she was first and foremost […]

Un poco de asombro puede mejorar tu salud

Aunque muchos asociamos el asombro con acontecimientos dramáticos que cambian la vida, lo cierto es que el asombro puede formar parte de la vida cotidiana. Experimentar asombro proviene de lo que Keltner ha denominado una “inmensidad percibida”, asĂ­ como de algo que nos desafĂ­a a replantearnos nuestras ideas previas. El asombro puede desencadenarse en momentos […]

Meditation Music, Positive Energy Vibration, Good Vibes, Healing Music

Positive Energy Vibration, a very serene, delicate music. Ideal for healing meditation. Namaste You can download this track with the title “Meditation Energy” here: Amazon: 7 Digital: or listen to it on: Spotify: Deezer: YouTube Music: Tidal: Activate notifications so you can stay up to date on the latest news. We publish on Monday and […]

Why Meditation Might Cause Insomnia — And How to Fix It

Millions of people are told that meditation is the perfect remedy for insomnia. “Just meditate, and you’ll sleep like a baby,” they hear. But for some, the opposite happens. They close their eyes, expecting peace, only to find their minds crackling with energy—thoughts racing like fireflies in the dark. Instead of drifting into sleep, they […]