Meditation allows you to “unplug” from your thoughts and feelings. It is one of my most recommended suggestions to help calm and still the constant motion in the mind. In this video I introduce meditation using the image of a pond. I explain not…
There are a number of positive effects that floating can have, not only on your physical body, but also on your mental state. Not familiar with the practice? In this segment, Dr. Oswald will walk you through the process so all you need to…
Dr. Oswald is greeting us today from Cape D’or in Nova Scotia, and has been inspired by the weather outside her window. It reminded her of a concept from Pema Chodron – You are the sky; everything else is the weather. When events in…
Diaphragmatic Breathing Induced Relaxation is the idea that you can stimulate a relaxation response by working strategically with your breath. The two systems are connected; therefore you can take advantage of the dueling responses by controlling your breath to control your physiology. Check out…
Develop ‘brain envy’. Danielle G. Amen, MD coined this term, which means to protect your head from injury by being mindful of the importance of your brain and how it serves you. He is the author of many brain books, including “Magnificent Mind at…