How to incorporate mindfulness practice into your daily life — Mindfulness. Unless you live completely off-the-grid, you have almost certainly heard of it. Maybe you are vaguely familiar with the concept, having seen it on the cover headline of Psychology Today, or maybe you are a seasoned mindfulness meditator who considers himself an expert. Perhaps you lie somewhere in between…

Exhibit A: Mindful eating, from the perspective of a baby — Earlier this morning, I was feeding my 16-month-old daughter, Olga*, at breakfast. She was the familiar, picturesque sight of a ravenous baby, evidently starving after a grueling 11-hour stretch of sleep, shamelessly shoving fistfuls of scrambled eggs into her pudgy little face, blissfully unaware that the amber-colored hair atop her…

Cognitive distortions lie at the root of many mental health conditions; can mindfulness help us challenge them? — Neither can live while the other survives. As written by J.K. Rowling to describe the weirdly intertwined, fiercely volatile magical relationship between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort, the line above is effortlessly versatile in its ability to relate to a myriad of real-life scenarios.

A myriad of unpleasant side effects and variability in long-term effectiveness lead many individuals with mental illness to seek alternative remedies. — One could argue that the modern-day world is experiencing an socially, emotionally, and economically debilitating mental health crisis. An equally justifiable counterargument would assert that the mental health crisis, which has existed for a long time, only recently began receiving the attention that it warrants. Simply put, it’s nothing new…

Despite their rich cultural diversity, cities are severely lacking in biodiversity — and air pollution is a primary driver — Dubbed the “most serious environmental risk worldwide” by a group of Latin American scientists in 2019, air pollution in urbanized areas is only one example of the far-reaching environmental alterations brought on by humanity’s inhabitation of the Earth. But the reality is alarming.

Routines and schedules are often mistaken for one another, but the distinction is crucial — It’s 9:00 A.M. on a frigid Tuesday in January, the promising optimism and naiveté of a new year still hovering around me like a stratus cloud, infiltrating my workspace, my home, my state of mind. As a mother of a 10-month-old baby girl, I am intimately familiar with the balancing…

Grit ensures you stick to your goals, but what if your goals don’t align with your full potential? — Success isn’t money. Success isn’t fame. Success isn’t merely climbing the top of the corporate ladder. Or achieving “entrepreneur” status. Or even being the best at what you do. Maybe you’re a renowned scientist. Or a heart surgeon who saves lives. Or a published author. Maybe you’re the president of…

And why I won’t advise you to adopt mine — Today, I’d like to write about an important, albeit overlooked behavioral habit that, when executed consistently and properly, contributes substantially to one’s productivity. Evening routines. Of course, productivity is not the sole measure of success. But there tends to be a positive correlation between the two. In terms of increasing…

Proactive steps you can take today to improve your wellbeing — Start each morning with physical activity. Even light physical activity will do the trick. A walk, yoga, strength training, housework, gardening, grocery shopping. Whatever you choose, physical activity has a myriad of health benefits, ranging from lower risk of cardiovascular disease to healthy BMI to improved mental health. Besides, unless…