WASHINGTON — As they are every Wednesday night, the little residential roads around the River Road Unitarian Church in Bethesda, Md., were gridlocked with traffic. Washington’s strivers were striving ...
I have been meditating for decades. And while I can testify to meditation’s many benefits, I can also say from my own extensive anecdotal research that there’s basically nothing more boring than ...
When we’re afraid and overwhelmed, it’s easy to turn away from ourselves for comfort. In her new book True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart, clinical psychologist Tara ...
Tara Brach, Ph.D., world leader in the fiield of meditation and compassion Source: Photo compliments of Tara Brach During the global pandemic and racialized unrest, we all need pathways to calm, ...
Hugh Jackman, Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey, Rep. Tim Ryan and many other celebrities swear by it. We're talking meditation -- a practice that's usually done daily and involves sitting quietly for 20 to ...
Over the past few decades, Buddhism and psychology have served as bridges connecting Eastern and Western thought. Believing that nothing is permanent, Buddhism presents an honest understanding of our ...
A tornado warning was in effect in Washington and the rain was coming down in sheets, but the little residential roads around Bethesda’s River Road Unitarian Church were gridlocked with traffic, as ...