The key to our freedom is letting go of limiting or negative thoughts in order to experience more peace in our life — A while ago I wrote an article on Mind Yoga about how we can change our thoughts once we begin to notice them. Recently, while I was coaching a client stuck in a cyclical ... Read More about Freedom From Our Un-Serving and Negative Thoughts
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Holidays Reimagined: Ditching Commercialization to Discover More Meaning & Humanity
A toxic, hyper-commercialization of all our holidays has hollowed out their meaning; perhaps it’s time to reverse the trend — It’s hard to imagine, but legend has it that the winter holiday season in America was once celebrated with “chestnuts roasting on an open fire” while Jack Frost nipped ... Read More about Holidays Reimagined: Ditching Commercialization to Discover More Meaning & Humanity
The Benefits of Sound Healing and How to Develop a Home Practice with a Singing Bowl
While sound healing is an ancient and sometimes complex ritual to soothe the nervous system, you can bring a simple practice to your home — Sound baths can be a glorious, transformational experience. You might walk into a room where a sound healer has a wall of gongs, iridescent singing bowls, ... Read More about The Benefits of Sound Healing and How to Develop a Home Practice with a Singing Bowl
How I Overcame Test Anxiety and Actionable Strategies High School Students Can Use to Ace Standardized Exams
An expert weighs in on key strategies to help students prepare for — and excel at — important standardized exams such as the SAT and ACT My Own Battle with Test Anxiety My journey from an average SAT scorer to achieving a perfect score and eventually founding Prep Expert has been ... Read More about How I Overcame Test Anxiety and Actionable Strategies High School Students Can Use to Ace Standardized Exams
Navigating Grief with Ayurvedic Principles: A Q&A with Sweta Vikram
An Ayurvedic doctor shares practices and insights that can improve not just the grieving process, but your health and enjoyment of life — In this Q&A, Bill Miles, Co-Founder and Creative Director of Best Self Magazine, puts forth questions for Dr. Sweta Vikram, inspired by her new book, ... Read More about Navigating Grief with Ayurvedic Principles: A Q&A with Sweta Vikram
Fighting War with Silence
A profound social gathering attempts to combat the wars born of egos with a collective consciousness of silence and peace — In Hyderabad, India, from December 29, 2023 to January 13, 2024, a historic and unprecedented event unfolded. Ten thousand people from across the globe participated in an ... Read More about Fighting War with Silence
Trauma & Tapping: The Path to Emotional Healing & Freedom with EFT
Whether healing from trauma, anxiety, narcissistic abuse or day-to-day stress — there is freedom and inner peace to be found with EFT Tapping — Have you ever found fulfillment in any solution outside of yourself? Think back to when you felt angry. Did throwing or yelling help solve the ... Read More about Trauma & Tapping: The Path to Emotional Healing & Freedom with EFT
Yogic Posture Reset for Flexibility and Back Pain Relief
This 20-minute, yoga-inspired practice is medicine for back pain and tightness, and a salve for your mental wellbeing — This practice, while benefiting nearly everyone, will be especially helpful for you if you have sciatica or notice achiness in your joints, hips, spine, back, shoulders or ... Read More about Yogic Posture Reset for Flexibility and Back Pain Relief
That Which Makes Your Fall is That Which Makes Your Rise
An exploration of childhood trauma and a yogic practice for healing — How did I find myself in my bathroom naked, covered in egg yolk, banging on a drum, screaming and shouting at the top of my lungs? I had just cracked a raw egg over my head. And I had never felt so powerful and fierce. As I ... Read More about That Which Makes Your Fall is That Which Makes Your Rise
Life Lessons: What I Learned from Interviewing 100 Famous Spiritual Teachers
A 30-year quest reveals some common and even surprising qualities shared by the leading spiritual teachers of our time — In 1992, I set out on a mission to interview as many spiritual teachers and gurus as I possibly could. I wanted to find out what they were really like, and what wisdom they ... Read More about Life Lessons: What I Learned from Interviewing 100 Famous Spiritual Teachers
Functional Fitness: What It Is and Why It’s Important
Discover the benefits of functional fitness for longevity and overall health, and how to design a personalized program and adapt workouts for your age and fitness level — Do you want to feel stronger, move better, and live a longer, healthier life? Look no further than functional fitness! I'm ... Read More about Functional Fitness: What It Is and Why It’s Important
Written In the Stars: Merging Astrology with Medical Science to Create a More Predictive Health Model
Astrology can teach us much about our past, and even our future…so can it be applied to predict the path of our health over time? — It was during my medical residency training in New York City when I first started looking for some sort of guidebook for life. It was the 1990’s during the early ... Read More about Written In the Stars: Merging Astrology with Medical Science to Create a More Predictive Health Model