Tag: meditation tri-state NY

Why can’t I meditate?

With the advances in neuroscience and better measurement tools such as MRI, scientists are finding hard facts about benefits of meditation. For example, a study by Harvard unveils the cognitive and psychological benefits of meditation that go beyond stress relief and relaxation. Meditation group participants had a significant increase in gray-matter density in the areas …

Untangling attachments to hack the code

We associate pain with the unwelcome aspect of being and living, something to avoid if possible. After all, being used to civilizing comforts of modern life is not a crime. However, there is a time and place when I know I have to face it. Physical pain is the easiest to endure, with unequivocal benefits after each …

Staying Alive: Learning to unlearn

Do you believe in horoscopes? I read them sometimes to reflect on my life. A recurring message is a message of cause and effect: If you don’t handle this influence well, you will have considerable difficulty with your relationships in the years to come. And these difficulties will be the result of unfortunate patterns established …

Back to basics: Uncomplicate the self

Driven to get to the bottom of the highly sophisticated system of high frequency trading and find an answer to a seemingly simple question – what happened to the U.S. stock market? – Flash Boys from a recent bestseller by Michael Lewis inspire and remind us that it is possible to keep integrity, honesty, and …