Change is a fact of life. Even if we take no steps to improve our lives, we’ll still grow older. Time will march forward. The question is whether we’ll move in a direction that leads somewhere we want to go or somewhere we don’t. So often, we think that if we want to experience this [...]
Tag Archives: happiness
Posted on June 1st, 2013 by Portland Helmich in Conscious Living
Be a Miracle Worker
Even if you believe miracles are hogwash, I doubt you’d say “No, thank you” to winning the lottery, falling in love with your soul mate, being offered your dream job, or finding out from your oncologist that your tumors had spontaneously disappeared. If a miracle showed up, you’d do what anyone would: rejoice. According to [...]
Posted on May 22nd, 2013 by Thrive in Conscious Living
Creating a Life You Love
Jennifer Mattson, guest blogger In her blog post “The Top Five Regrets of the Dying,” Australian nurse Bronnie Ware recorded the answers her patients gave regarding their greatest regret. At the top of the list was: “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of [...]
Posted on May 14th, 2013 by Thrive in Meditation
Meditation Boosts Your Brain’s Ability to Focus
Jennifer Mattson, guest blogger New scientific research shows what Buddhist monks and meditators have known for centuries: a mindfulness practice greatly reduces stress and improves our ability to focus. And, it turns out, that can translate into higher test scores and a better memory. Mindfulness meditation, traditionally done sitting cross-legged on a cushion, uses the [...]
Posted on May 6th, 2013 by Thrive in Conscious Living
How to Live a Miraculous Life
By Gabrielle Bernstein In this excerpt from her new book, May Cause Miracles, Gabrielle Bernstein discusses the key components to living a miraculous life, talks about how to ignite your ~ing—your inspiration and intuition—and explains what a miracle really means. Many of us long for a life of happiness and peace, but we don’t believe [...]
Posted on May 1st, 2013 by Thrive in Conscious Living
Hitting the Reset Button
How a retreat helped me identify my true calling. A few years ago, I hit a critical crossroad. I was unhappy at my job and had decided to resign, but felt stuck about what to pursue next. On one hand, I had an idea for a new business—a yoga management company. Many of my friends [...]
Posted on April 30th, 2013 by Thrive in Wake-Up Call
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Samantha Cullen Human beings have been telling stories since the dawn of civilization—sharing our own or listening to another’s. We love to get lost in stories: Through a film, a book, or a play, we’re drawn into the lives of characters whose heartbreaks and triumphs reflect our own. As a kid, I loved to watch [...]
The Yoga of Parenting
by Carrie Owens, guest blogger Parenting from a yogic perspective simply means that we invite inquiry into and reflection on our own personal experience. In other words, we search for our own truths. Being a good parent—or aunt, grandfather, teacher, or camp counselor—means different things to different people and there are no single answers for [...]
Posted on March 7th, 2013 by Thrive in Conscious Living
Happiness Boosters
by Tal Ben-Shahar In a perfect world, we would be able to engage in meaningful and pleasurable activities all day, every day. But for most people, that is not possible. A single parent doesn’t always have the luxury of leaving a well-paying job she dislikes for more gratifying work that pays less. Getting food on [...]
Yoga and Positive Emotions
In 1998, researcher Barbara Fredrickson published a paper called “What good are positive emotions?” The paper discussed, in detail, the importance of positive emotions on cognition, action, and interpersonal relationships. While at the time it was arguably a risky scientific article, it turned out to be pivotal. Prior to this, most research focused almost exclusively [...]
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