No one tells us that a breakup is a nervous system event. We speak of heartbreak in metaphors, but the body speaks in symptoms. Tight chest. Restless nights. Sudden waves of panic. A hollow feeling in ...

I watched Bad Bunny deliver the most American halftime show I have ever seen. Then I came home and watched it again. And I am not okay. In the best possible way. He sang every single word in Spanish.

Perhaps you’re someone who usually shies away from politics, but you feel your views shifting. Maybe after recent events, you’re finally ready to say enough is enough. That’s great! Human rights are a ...

“The male loneliness epidemic isn’t an epidemic, it’s the consequence of poor choices. Companionship isn’t a right, it’s something you earn. A good woman won’t stay where she’s not valued.” ~ Chris ...

Waylon Lewis is the founder of Elephant Journal, the world’s largest mindfulness community with 13 million social fans and many millions of online readers, now publishing independently in its 22nd ...

What does it mean to resist with wisdom? In a time of political turmoil, when outrage fuels division and fear dictates discourse, how can we hold onto our principles? For Buddhists and mindful ...

Some days, we wake up with barely enough energy to get out of bed and tackle the day ahead of us. Some days, feeling or looking beautiful is the last thing on our minds. We’re just hoping we can show ...

A KEY POINT MISSING: In Tibetan culture, it is common to see the old grandparents not only give a pop kiss to the small children, but also give a small candy or piece of food to children from their ...

I’ve said it many times before: December 2020 was a cataclysmic month for me. Over a year later I still find it hard to reveal all of the details of what happened. Suffice to say, I went through loss ...

In the Buddhist cosmology, Pretas, or the “Hungry Ghosts,” refers to a psychic domain in which the human mind is tormented by desires that could never, ever be satiated. In the mythology, the hungry ...

The admittance of wrongdoing, the righting of the wrong, the acceptance of the part you played in hurting someone else, and the first step to repentance. Saying I’m sorry is hardwired into us from an ...

During that global pandemic that disrupted life as we know it, many people attempted to find the silver lining in the chaos. For some, it brought people closer to their friends and families. For ...