How to use your built-in chill pill
One of the best tools for clearing our heads: breath. I know that sounds simplistic, but I can personally attest to this, and yoga makes a big deal out of it, too. The yoga sutras, widely regarded as the authoritative text on yoga, says “calm is retained by the controlled exhalation or retention of breath.” […]
Two Things To Try When You Can’t Sleep
Can’t sleep? You could count sheep. Or take Ambien. But if Ambien is too strong for you, and sheep do no more than rhyme with sleep, here are a few other things to try when shut-eye eludes. They’re mind and body tools that can help you relax physically, which in turn facilitates a calmer mind. […]