Tagged: mindfulness

Hello everyone! I am honored to share with you that today marks the 9th anniversary of the day I opened Healing Place. When we first opened our doors, all we had was a vision based on a philosophy. I hoped to create a clinic, not only where I could practice reflexology to improve the conditions of those suffering […]

I recently watched Oprah interview author Michael Pollan. During the interview, Pollan explained one of his life rules: “When chopping onions, just chop onions.” It’s kind of funny, but also highly profound: Pollan makes a conscious effort to be present and appreciative of what he’s doing, even in the most mundane situations. How wonderful, right? […]

Sara Lazar, a neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, was one of the first scientists to take the anecdotal claims about the benefits of meditation and mindfulness and test them in brain scans. What she found surprised her — that meditating can literally change your brain. She explains: Q: Why did you […]