Category: Lifestyle

The Congressman on a Quest to Make America More Zen From New York News & Politics January 19, 2015 by Marin Cogan Almost everyone comes to Capitol Hill to espouse a set of ideas; usually, those ideas fit neatly in the ideological confines of a political party. Ryan’s are a bit different. He’s established himself […]

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Harvard Business Review  January 8, 2015 by Christina Congleton, Britta K. Holzel, Sara W. Lazar The business world is abuzz with mindfulness.  Recent research provides strong evidence that practicing non-judgmental, present-moment awareness (a.k.a. mindfulness) changes the brain, and it does so in ways that anyone working in today’s complex business environment, and certainly every leader, […]

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Anderson Cooper reports on 60 minutes what it’s like to try to achieve “mindfulness,” a self-awareness scientists say is very healthy, but rarely achieved in today’s world of digital distractions.  Congressman Tim Ryan says mindfulness can change America for the better.  To listen to the report click here

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We need good hygiene for our bodies and our minds. by Rose Caiola on September 12, 2014   I was really struck by my dear friend Krishna Pendyala’s recent article on Mindful Choices this week. After visiting his mother who suffers with Alzheimer’s disease, he had a huge insight:

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Well, a blog of New York Times featured an article by Daniel Goleman on May 12, 2014 on using mindfulness exercises to treat ADHD.  Poor planning, wandering attention and trouble inhibiting impulses all signify lapses in cognitive control. Now a growing stream of research suggests that strengthening this mental muscle, usually with exercises in so-called […]

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Washington, DC – Fox News 5 featured how mindfulness practice is becoming popular in Capital Hill, corporate America and in classrooms. Laura Evans interviewed Tara Brach, mindfulness teacher, and Congressman Tim Ryan about the benefits of mindfulness practices. Click image to watch the story.

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A Series of Poses for Fitness, Inside and Out By Mary Pilon, The New York Times Three times a week, Robbie Norris, a lean, 50-year-old yoga teacher, hops into his blue 1992 Volvo station wagon with his yoga mat and heads to his class in a drab brick building. He barely glances at the barbed […]

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People with Self-Compassion Make Better Relationship Partners From the University of Texas at Austin Practicing self-compassion not only makes individuals healthier and happier but also is a good predictor of healthy romantic relationships, according to a new study by University of Texas at Austin educational psychologists Kristin Neff and Tasha Beretvas. Their findings counter traditional […]

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Really? Constant Stress Makes You Sick By Anahad O’Connor, The New York Times Chronic stress and illness are intertwined. It is well known that psychological stress raises the risk of heart disease, cold and flu, and even allergies. But how does one lead to the other? New research suggests that the hormone cortisol plays a […]

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