Does your brain make fresh connections easily? Is it stuck in angry or fearful loops? Does it forget a lot? Does it obsess over things? What’s going on?

Are you facing a cascade of problems these days? When that happens, we can start asking too much of our thinking brain. Here’s how to give it a break.

We all are!  Your brain has probably burned through at least three thinking apps by now! How can we refresh them?

Our brains are like department stores, with a frenzied bargain basement and several quieter, fascinating floors above. Which floors do you hang out on?

Do you have days when everything flows, and others where nothing gets done? Does each day have its own rhythm?  And how easily can you pick up on that?

Enough is enough – we all cry, calling for social change. We haven’t enough – cry those who are starving. Can we learn to settle for having enough?

An event? A tipping point? Riots? Peaceful protests? Our minds long to settle on a point of view, but resist. Try practicing wide thinking instead.

Living with this pandemic is straining our brains in two special ways. What are they and how can we lift some of the stress from our tired brains?

Are you or your children having to cope with the demands of learning at home? Here are ways to support yourself or your children and avoid overwhelm.

Practicing may seem like drudgery, but if you do it long enough, it can shift. Once you have a real practice, a very nourishing brain zone kicks in!