cultivating positive emotions such as happiness kindness and love

They say you teach what you need most to learn. This makes sense to me, as all I teach these days is self-kindness. When I was younger, I was beyond harsh with myself. I was downright mean. I was not one bit loving toward myself. I put constant pressure on myself to change, all the time. All...

Originally written by Dr. Schubiner on June 4, 2009 It has become very clear to me over the last year or so that one of the biggest impediments to recovery from Mind Body syndrome (MBS) is fear.It seems to be a part of the experience of so many people that it should be considered as a normal...

So, I was having a particularly painful day and was carrying my food outside to eat when I flat out dropped it. A surge of anger instantly ensued with all the "WHYYYYs" and "WHAT IS WRONG WITH MEs." I combated that with some "okay, okay...everything's fine" and "things like this don't define...

Shannon Harvey, director of the movie The Connection on mindbody medicine writes in her current blog post: "In the last few weeks I’ve been doing a social experiment unbeknownst to the people around me. My family, friends, colleagues and even total strangers have all been unwittingly drawn...