We credit Socrates with the insight that “the unexamined life is not worth living” and that to “know thyself” is the path to true wisdom. But is there a right and a wrong way to go about such ...

In his previous best-selling book, Buddha’s Brain, Rick Hanson detailed the research that shows how our thoughts, feelings, and actions shape the neural pathways of our brains, in both positive and ...

Mindfulness allows us to attend to our present, unfolding moment with non-judgmental clarity. One of the most direct paths to the present is through the physical body, for the body is always in the ...