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by AMBER TUCKER, AVA WHITNEY-COULTER, BARRY BOYCE, KYLEE ROSS, OYINDA LAGUNJU, and STEPHANIE DOMET PEAK MIND Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day Amishi P. Jha, PhD • Harper One This long-awaited book from the leading neuroscientist studying the effects of contemplative practices on our attention system doesn’t disappoint. It’s an … Read more
I haven’t always been grateful. Sure, I gave gratitude lip service on Thanksgiving. Surrounded by family, friends, and bountiful food I shared, I was grateful for… family, friends, and bountiful food. But I didn’t feel it in my bones. Over the years, I made gratitude lists, but they didn’t make me feel more thankful. As … Read more
ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROY SCOTT You are missing 50% of your life. And you’re not alone: Everyone is. I say this confidently, even without knowing who you are, or how your brain might be different from the last one we tested in my lab at the University of Miami, where I research the science of attention … Read more
By Lynn Rossy I often teach what I need to learn, and, boy, is this lesson a big one for me. I move fast, talk fast, think fast, and drive fast. The faster I move, the more lost in thought I tend to be and the harder it is to fully experience the present moment. … Read more
MATTHEW KADEY, MS, RD AT THIS POINT, EVERYBODY HAS LIKELY HEARD OF meal prepping. But as simple as the concept is—doing some preparation work ahead of time to make mealtime easier for the upcoming days—it’s still an often overlooked way to save time, money, and mental stress. The idea of spending a chunk of precious … Read more
I WAS ROLLING UP MY MAT AFTER CLASS —I had just taught yoga at the small, Methodist–affiliated women’s college where I also taught journalism—when one of the students hesitantly approached me. She was a Christian, she explained; her mother was a minister. She was concerned about how yoga aligned with her faith. “Will this make … Read more
BY TRINA ALTMAN Building Poses Step by Step BY TRINA ALTMAN WWhen I was first practicing yoga in my early 20s, almost every pose came naturally to me. I could express almost any shape with little eff ort. The more I practiced, the better I felt… until I didn’t. A few years after I completed … Read more
BY JACOBY BALLARD I BECAME A social justice activist in college in 1999. The model for activists at the time—a model that continues to endure—is that of the activist-as-martyr. We ate, slept, and breathed the issues were passionate about. We were expected to dedicate our entire lives to these causes. And since activists were paying … Read more
BY SARAH CLARK MENTION THE WORD “CORE” in a yoga setting and an array of responses typically follows. Some students will instinctively think of chiseled abdominals. Others will contemplate a dreaded abs exercise. Many will take it as a prompt to cultivate concentration, calm, or even their sense of personal integrity. Although the concept of … Read more
BY JUDITH HANSON LASATER BREATHING is a unique autonomic function. The process of continues, day and night, even when you’re not paying attention to it. On the other hand, you can also control your breath when you choose to: You can hold it when you concentrate or go underwater or try to stop your hiccups. … Read more