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By Erin Moline, MA, LPC, Life Purpose Topic Expert Contributor To me, “vulnerable” is wonderful word. It means openness, freedom, and the opportunity to love and be loved. But for others, it is what they are trying to get away from: They feel that they are too vulnerable. In actuality, the opposite is true. They […]

Meditation isn’t something you just do by yourself. Here are talks from leaders in the mindfulness world to support your practice. By Teo Furtado Step Out of The Way By Judson BrewerWhy is the state of flow— moments where everything comes together in some almost magical way—so hard to achieve? In this TED Talk, a neuroscientist and

By Therese Borchard As a highly-sensitive person (as defined by Elaine Aron in her bestseller The Highly Sensitive Person), I’m easily overwhelmed, or over-aroused. I have been compiling ways to calm down over the years. I learned some in Aron’s book, some as part of the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program I participated in, and just recently picked up a slew of

By Kathleen Scott, ACSW Allison, 14, comes home from school and busts through the door. She slams her backpack against the wall in the family room and throws herself onto the sofa, only to ignore your demands to get her shoes off the furniture and put her backpack on the hook where she knows it

By Marc Chernoff When we were young life was easier, right?  I know sometimes it seems that way.  But the truth is life still is easy.  It always will be.  The only difference is we’re older, and the older we get, the more we complicate things for ourselves. You see, when we were young we

By Jamie L. Summers Stacks, LPC, LADAC That voice inside that says “you don’t deserve this, you need to do more before you rest, go accomplish something”. The one that is deep inside you and has been there for as long as you can remember. It says to you “you are not worthy”. It tells you

By Blaise Aguirre, MD What do Oprah, LeBron James, Derek Jeter, Kobe Bryant, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ariana Huffington, Hugh Jackman and Phil Jackson have in common? They are all famous and rich? Sure, but a core component of their journey to success is their regular practice of mindfulness. What makes a life successful? What are its

By Dr. Frank Lipman Breathing is, fortunately, usually second nature. However, when we get flustered, our breath becomes short and shallow — and stress has nowhere to go but up. In that flustered state, it’s easy to forget to be in the moment and, as they say, “just breathe.”  But if you pause for a

By Jack Korda The dharma teacher at DharmapunxNYC since 2005; visiting teacher at Zen Care & Against the Stream. Josh’s talks: dharmapunxnyc.podbean.com As a dharma teacher, part of my work entails providing one-on-one meetings with practitioners in my community, which I’ve been offering for over a decade at the time of this writing (the only