meditation for anxiety

Not watching the news as a spiritual practice

Yesterday morning, on Google+ (my social network of choice) I shared a newspaper article by novelist Rolf Dobelli, called News…

April 16, 2013

Mindfulness for OCD and anxiety

Kimberley Quinlan, MA, OCD Center of Los Angeles Choosing a Different Route on the Anxiety Highway Mindfulness” seems to be…

March 25, 2013

Your anxiety deserves your love

All of us experience anxiety -- even meditation teachers. I was nervous the other day driving down to the airport…

February 24, 2013

Mindfulness meditation eases stress, anxiety

Jason Ashley Wright, World Scene: Rebeka Radcliff struggled with anxiety for a long time. She started running marathons to try…

January 11, 2013

Relaxing is stressful for some

Tia Ghose, LiveScience: Deep breaths, yoga, a lazy day at the beach: While some may find those activities soothing, their…

November 19, 2012

The demon in the dark

I had a nightmare the other night. That's unusual for me. True, there was the one last week where I…

November 6, 2012

Breathe easy to combat anxiety: The mind tricks that can alleviate symptoms

More than 870,000 Britons suffer from anxiety, a condition that triggers unnecessary feelings of uneasiness and worry. Increasingly, mindfulness –…

October 22, 2012

Entrusting yourself to the waves

I was drawn to my first Buddhist mindfulness retreat during a time when my son, Narayan, was four, and I…

September 6, 2012

Five ways to slow down and stop rushing

As I was meditating this morning, our cat hopped up in my lap. It felt sweet to sit there with…

April 20, 2012

Yoga shows psychological benefits for high-school students

Yoga classes have positive psychological effects for high-school students, according to a pilot study in the April Journal of Developmental…

April 9, 2012