Wellness often comes packaged in a smoothie, a juice cleanse, a detox, yoga studio, and so many of these “trademarked moments.” “We’re all saying this is amazing, but hopefully the next wave is just that we can have this in our lives, for ourselves,” says Tara Stiles, the founder of Strala Yoga and a pioneer…

Over the course of your life, you may have tried to slow your breathing to calm down, focused on your breath, or taken a breath and counted to 10 before deciding to get angry. Breathing to control nerves and emotions is something that many have heard of or believe in, and now a new study…

As a mother of two small children who have almost unlimited energy, I regularly use the phrase “take a deep breath” with them when emotions run high. Last week, I received a note from my 5-year-old’s teacher explaining that my daughter had comforted one of her classmates who was upset, by sitting with her and…

We all have off days: times when we’re jumpy, irritable, or overworked. Sometimes, prolonged periods of high pressure catch up with us. Before we know it, we become less adaptable, and our range of responses to challenging situations becomes more narrow. When this happens, it’s normal to want to grit your teeth and carry on….

There’s no denying that the past two years have presented challenges. At work and in family life, we’ve all dealt with unprecedented situations. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need to address mental health issues due to a global increase in anxiety and depressive disorders. While mental well-being is a multifaceted issue, research out…

Scrolling social media, amid frantic election-related posts and news of escalating COVID-19 cases, you may have come across a friend reminding everyone to just breathe. In Greater Good’s advice for Americans post-election, UC Berkeley professor John A. Powell first suggested we “take a breath or two; get grounded in body, mind, and spirit.” But can…