5 Tips Make Meditation Fun and Easy

By Lauren Golen I have meditated and I have, even at times, maintained my practice for a few weeks consistently. But, overall, I have also spent…

Yoga Provides Natural Pain Relief

by Dr. Mark Wiley More than half the American population is said to suffer some form of chronic pain. This pain interferes with quality of life…

Yoga: The First Breath

By Dr. Vijayendra Pratap Publisher’s Note: I first met Dr. Pratap more than a quarter century ago at his bookshop in Philadelphia, The Garland of Letters. It…

Improve Your Life with An Attitude of Gratitude

By Kellie Bach As we approach Thanksgiving, it is a natural time to think about what we are grateful for.   As it turns out feeling grateful…

Yoga Breathing for Stress Relief [video]

Stress takes its toll on us little by little, then seemingly all at once. Day by day our busy schedules, and too much to do, takes…

Meditation: A Primer

Meditation is one of the great boons to personal health and well-being. When people meditate, they come to terms with themselves, alone, free from the overt…

Psychotherapy Less Effective Than Reported

There’s an old joke in the movie, “Annie Hall,” where the character Alvy Singer is having a meal with Annie’s family. Mom Hall says, “Ann tells…

Practice Tai Chi for Soft, Healthy Arteries

I love it when scientific studies prove the medical benefits of ancient mind-body methods extolled for their health-giving powers for thousands of years. China is a…

Wu Wei and Internal Martial Arts

Pugilist friends may tend toward “hard” fighting styles like boxing or karate, and the fearful in our midst may gird themselves with concealed pistols, but thoughtful…

The 3 Gates of Daoist Meditation

Daoism has a core concept which is based around how to cultivate the energy field of the universe in one’s own body. As previously mentioned, dantian…