What's Your Heart Saying? The Practice: Speak from the heart. Why? One Christmas I hiked down into the Grand Canyon, whose bottom lay a vertical mile below the rim. Its walls were layered like a cake, and a foot-high stripe of red or gray rock indicated...
Oren Jay Sofer brings a unique and pragmatic perspective to living and speaking mindfully....
There is a very useful distinction between two different meanings, or connotations, of the word “victim.”...
The art of engaged life is to tap into healthy outrage, fieriness, fierce compassion, moral disgust, etc. without getting sucked into the “poisons” (Buddhist reference) of ill will, hatred, contempt, us-against-them tribalism....
What Are They Feeling? The Practice: Tune into others. Why? Imagine a world in which people interacted with each other like ants or fish. Imagine a day at work like this, or in your family, aware of the surface behavior of the people around you but...
During this episode, we’re focusing on questions from listeners related to things that can hijack our attention, specifically hysterical and violent forms of media....
Dr. Christine Carter shares the most important thing she does each day for her own well-being: finding the time to meditate and accept herself as she is....
In part two of our conversation with Dr. Christine Carter, we explore the "Sweet Spot," that place of effortless effectiveness where we can be both productive and relaxed. ...
