At the office, you were criticized by your boss in front of your colleagues. At home, your partner left his socks on the floor—again. You just learned one of your children failed an exam at school—again. These kinds of situations happen every day—and if you’re feeling irritated by them, you’re not alone. Irritability is a…
Glowing Fireplace With Acoustic Christmas Music
December 6, 2022
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Enjoy three hours of a glowing fireplace with acoustic Christmas music in this ambient fireplace film. Brilliant flames and glowing coals paired with calm and soft instrumental hymns create the perfect holiday ambiance. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch…
Foods That Calm Your Nerves | Eat Better
Did you know it’s possible to eat and drink yourself to a better state of mind? One way is having berries, a super rich source of vitamin C, and vitamin C has a long history as a stress reducer. On this episode of Eat Better, we are going to look at foods that calm your…
Finding Inner Peace in Calamitous Times
There’s a strange parallel in recently returning to a book from the past, Barbara Tuchman’s “A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century,” and watching the media cover the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The fear of violence and the chaos of uncertainty in that faraway century are just as present in our culture as they were…
Calm as a Rock
What most people know today as a Japanese “zen garden” actually predates the arrival of Zen Buddhism in Japan. In a place where there was no water or stream, one could build a stone garden and use sand to fill the void. Known as a Japanese rock garden, these unique spaces drew their inspiration from…
Balancing Compassion With Equanimity
Diana Winston, Director of Mindfulness Education at MARC UCLA, offers a meditation podcast on the theme, The Balance of Compassion and Equanimity. This is one of the weekly meditations provided by the Mindful Awareness Research Centre (MARC). Currently, the meditations are offered via the Zoom platform and are recorded and uploaded for ongoing access. They are also readily available…
Comin’ Through: Finding Calm Amid the Chaos
In 1980, my friend invited me to shop for her wedding dress at Running-of-the-Brides-One-Day-Sale at Filene’s Basement in Manhattan. Once a year, hundreds of brides-to-be would rummage through drastically reduced designer wedding gowns in search of the perfect dress. It was pure pandemonium. Continuously, a merchandise stockman wheeled in jam-packed garment racks through the crowds…
The Way of Openness
June 6, 2021
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We are capable of any kind of change.
Calm Returns to Dutch Cities After Riots, With Police out in Force
AMSTERDAM—With shops boarded up and riot police out in force, it was relatively calm in Dutch cities on Tuesday night after three days of violence during which nearly 500 people were detained. In several cities, including the capital Amsterdam, some businesses closed early and emergency ordinances were in place to give law enforcement greater powers…
Reminder: 8 Practices to Get Still and Calm
These days, it’s always nice to have reminders to become present, to pause into stillness, and to calm ourselves down. Chaos rules most of our lives, and every reminder we get can be helpful. Here are some simple reminders to bring calmness into your day. I highly encourage you to write these on cards,…
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