One of my favorite meditation instructors likes to say that meditation is the thing we’re all really happy other people do. We know meditation has countless mental and physical health benefits, but ...

Turn pain into power.

Peter Brooks has a storied legacy that he strives to uphold every day in everything he does. His grandfather was the legendary singer and bandleader Cab Calloway, a man that creatively broke barriers ...

A mindful, contemplative approach to internalized racism and sexism is a necessary piece of the puzzle of dismantling systems of oppression, Awaken founder and CEO Ravi Mishra says. That’s the entire ...

This post is in response to The Promise of Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy By Craig Beach M.D. Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy (PAP) and meditation have been repeatedly shown to be effective ...

As I witnessed the droning sounds of Tarek Atoui’s hybrid sculpture performance Organ Within at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, I noticed a family of four—two young parents with two ...

In the season when fallen leaves accumulate, everyone becomes a philosopher. It is a good season to leave behind the noise-filled city and chew on solitude, becoming a ‘thinking reed.’ Coincidentally, ...

When you need a break from life's daily stresses, properties both near and far offer serene settings away from the chaos where you can relax the mind and enjoy the health benefits of meditation.

Since the fires started last week, a Zuma Beach parking lot has been a Los Angeles Fire Department Incident Command Center. It has become a 24-7 hub of activity, filled with fire trucks and off-duty ...