Can a pill reduce the “existential” pain of being alive, and do you want it to?

Two new studies show music has strong positive and negative emotional effects.

Costa Georgiadis outlines a plan for personal and societal transformation that starts in your own backyard.

Dealing with death is never an easy thing, particularly for children. Learn how to help your child through this new experience.

A University of Melbourne study shows that Kava reduces anxiety.

Using your phone increases your blood pressure but yoga brings it down.

Colonoscopies are invasive procedures even though the risks are small. There can be bleeding, bowel perforations or other complications especially if you are older however the advantage is that during a colonoscopy the doctor can take a biopsy (a piece of tissue to examine in the lab), remove precancerous polyps if they are there before they grow and spread.

Botox can increase feelings of depression by blocking muscular feedback.

Self-control is, paradoxically, something we look to others to provide.

Golfers live longer than non-golfers.

People who exercise have a better quality of sleep.

I was feeling a little over meditation this week. Perhaps I shouldn’t be saying that on a meditation blog (particularly when my month-long Mindful in May meditation challenge is only halfway through), but it’s the truth. It’s not that I haven’t been enjoying meditating daily — I love the space it brings to my life — it’s just […]