Tom Morris has become one of the most active public philosophers in the world due to his unusual ability to bring the greatest wisdom of the past into the challenges of the present. A native of Durham, North Carolina and a Distinguished Alumnus of Durham Academy, Tom was… Read More 
Rethinking how you use your smartphone and other gadgets was the subject of an opinion piece on The Washington Post website recently. The piece, written by Daniel Sieberg, former science and technology correspondent for CBS and CNN, refers to multitasking (“the preferred excuse of the gadget-obsessed”) as not being all… Read More
Yoga practice can be like a microcosm for what you’re experiencing in life, says yoga teacher Meredith Bailey. She explains how, when change makes her world new and foreign, sometimes it helps to look at it upside down. Read More
Do you know what you mean when you say that you want to be happy? Is "happiness" too simplistic an idea? Elisha Goldstein explores the idea of flourishing as offered by Martin Seligman's new book, and offers guidance so that you can give yourself the kind attention you deserve. Read More
Read the call to action that is inspiring people around the world to campaign for a more compassionate global community. Read More
On May 25, 2011, Stanford University held its first campus-wide official Day of Kindness. All that was required was being kind and noticing kindness throughout the day. Read More
HarperOne has announced that it will publish “Search Inside Yourself,” a book by Google’s Chade-Meng Tan (Meng), famously known as the company’s “Jolly Good Fellow.” The book is based on the personal growth course of the same name that he pioneered for employees at Google. Meng is a strong… Read More
Shamash Alidina, M.Eng. M.A.(Ed) is the bestselling author of Mindfulness for Dummies, and has taught mindfulness in the UK for more than a decade. Alidina is also the founder of ‘Learn Mindfulness‘, an organization that trains both the public and therapists and… Read More
Shamash Alidina invites you to explore what your deep intentions of mindfulness are with these two simple exercises. Read More
A vacation can be just the thing to jumpstart your waning creativity, according to a recent report on CNN.com. In the report, Adam Galinsky, professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, says “detaching from a familiar environment can help get new perspectives on… Read More
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