“I was just a kid when I started doing this,yoga, meditation, natural foods, acupuncture - things like were seen as practically voodoo. And today you can go into any hospital and they'll have massage, and Chinese medicine, and therapy, and a prayer room.” KidsTodayNaturalPrayerRoomsMeditationYogaMedicineChineseTherapyHospitalsMassageVoodooYoga MeditationAcupunctureChinese Medicine Author:Elizabeth Lesser
“Mood reflects the biology of the brain. How you feel is affected by the chemicals in the brain, and these are the same chemicals that form the basis of mood-altering drugs. You may use yoga, meditation, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) or exercise to alter your mood, or revert to healthy eating, regular exercise and getting enough sleep.” FeelsMayEnoughUseFormSleepBrainMeditationExerciseHealthyDrugEatingYogaBasesMoodTherapyBiologyAffectedChemicalsBehaviourHow You FeelCognitiveHealthy EatingYoga MeditationEnough SleepRegular Exercise Author:Liz Miller
“I can spend years studying and being in therapy and having a very analytic spiritual meditation practice, but without the emotional component, without the softening that comes with love and vulnerability, everything else I do is really just surface.” YearsI CanSpiritualPracticeStudyMeditationEmotionalSurfaceTherapyVulnerabilityComponentsAnalyticsMeditation Practice Author:Moby
“I run; that's sort of my meditation. I've been to therapy in the past when I've had crisis moments in my life; I think it's very healthy. I think that's even a more acceptable attitude in America actually than it is probably back at home [in England].” ThinkingMomentsHomeRunningAmericaPastAttitudeMeditationHealthyEnglandCrisisTherapyAcceptable Author:Natalie Dormer
“I've been so thoroughly incorporated into the California culture that I practice meditation and go to a therapist, even though I always set a trap: during my meditation I invent stories to keep from being bored, and in therapy I invent stories to keep from boring the psychologist.” StoriesCulturePracticeMeditationBoringBoredCaliforniaTherapyTrapsPsychologistTherapistsBeing Bored Author:Isabel Allende