Meditation has been proven to make people feel calmer and more at peace with their place in the world. It shares many of the same benefits as physical exercise, and can be a powerful tool for reducing anxiety and stopping negative thought patterns. Because of all of the well-documented benefits, most people try meditation with the reasonable expectation that it…
For the millions of us now working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic, life looks a lot different. A lot of us aren’t used to working from home every day of the week, and adjusting to this “new normal” has created a new set of challenges. From distractions and lethargy to Zoom fatigue and a sudden lack of work-life…
These days, it’s nearly impossible to read or watch the news without feeling angry, and for good reason. Economic, social, and racial injustice are running rampant in the world. You would have to have a heart made of stone to not feel your temperature rise when reading about police brutality, wealth disparity, and political oppression. Traditionally, anger is seen as…
“Because people suffer, they make other people suffer.” “Human history can’t change until human nature changes.” – Dante Alighieri These two predictions of the 14th Century Florentine poet Dante are as pertinent today in the Great Unraveling as they ever were. Without a new response to suffering, the passing on of suffering will go on and on, expressed both toward…
If 2020 had a catch-phrase, it could easily be, “in these uncertain times.” While the year has so far been punctuated by a staggering stream of destabilizing events including everything from the Australian Bush Fires to Brexit, to a Global Pandemic and a Rally for Justice in the face of unchecked police brutality, in many ways, these moments are simply…
Thirty years ago, openly practicing meditation as a CEO would have given you the reputation of an eccentric, fringe, Steve-Jobs-type leader. Today, the effectiveness of meditation is a well-accepted truth by the business community at large. Jeff Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn, meditates daily. Bill Ford, the executive chairman of Ford Motor Company, credits meditation with keeping him grounded during…
For a long time, the concept of intuition has largely been dismissed as pseudoscience because it could be neither explained, nor measured. Recently, science has started to catch up with this phenomenon that many have held as an invaluable guide through the ages. Intuitive people make decisions faster and are often more confident in the decisions they make. When asked…
Times of stress and uncertainty can leave us feeling adrift — lost in a sea of unfamiliar patterns and conflicting emotions. For many of us, disruptions such as this shine a light on how attuned, or unattuned, we are to our interior world. The Coronavirus pandemic certainly qualifies as such a disruption. Many of us are sequestered at home, alone…
Hello, My name is Nanette Hucknall, and I am the founder and president of Higher Self Yoga. The concept of the Higher Self—the part inside each person that connects with the Source or God within—is a spiritual tradition that dates back thousands of years. It has been my life’s work to integrate this spiritual tradition seamlessly into my work as…
