Category: wellness

How a Prone Position Might Help Save Your Life

Lying in the prone (face-down) position, in which your chest is down and your back is up, could be a simple way to improve outcomes in cases of severe respiratory distress. This topic has received renewed attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, as invasive mechanical ventilation is conventionally delivered with the patient lying on their back…


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…


Self-Compassion in the Classroom: Three Things You Can Do in Five Minutes

What is this self inside us, this silent Severe and speechless critic, who can terrorize us And urge us on to futile activity And in the end, judge us still more severely For the errors into which his own reproaches drove us? – T.S. Eliot, The Elder Statesman (1959) We have a tendency toward self-criticism as a way of…


How Playfulness Develops and Spurs a Drive to Learn

Everyone talks about the benefits of playfulness for learning and development. But what do we do to become playful? What helps or hinders us on that road? And what is it like to stay on that road? If we can map out the path, including its obstacles and its benefits, it will be easier to…


Your Brain May Be Listening to Strangers—Even While You Sleep

Ever awakened from a dead sleep, certain that something was wrong? Something woke you up, yet you have no idea what or why? We all know that the brain can respond to the environment during sleep. If it didn’t, your alarm clock would never wake you up in the morning. But exactly how the brain…


A Recipe for Lifelong Exercise

I learned about the value of being physically active from my dad. He grew up in the Canal Zone of Panama, which used to be an unincorporated territory of the United States. He was a member of the local swim team and apparently he had some talent in the water. He went on to be a collegiate swimmer, and…


Minimalist Morning Routine for Calm & Productive Day

Having a good morning routine can help with everything from mood to productivity, and even interpersonal relationships. Finding a routine that works for you should be simple and intuitive. In today’s video, Hybrid Calisthenics will talk about his routine and how he creates a routine that works for him.


Mindfulness for Your Health

Paying attention to what’s going on right this second can be hard. We often spend more time thinking about what’s coming up in the future. Or dwelling on things in the past we can’t change. We can miss out on experiencing the present. It’s possible to train yourself to focus on the present moment. You…


Time to Tune Into Spring’s Early Awakening

A solar term is a period of about two weeks and is based on the sun’s position in the zodiac. Solar terms form the traditional Chinese calendar system. The calendar follows the ancient Chinese belief that living in accordance with nature will enable one to live a harmonious life. This article series explores each of…


How to Get Better at Achieving Your Goals

I went into the summer with big plans, mainly to meditate and exercise a lot more. Then I went on vacation, and then the kids were home, and then I had a bunch of work travel…you know how it is. Here’s the thing: Intentions are never enough. Even full-blown goal-setting isn’t worth much if you don’t do…