Feeling a bit off this past week or? You’re not alone. It could be from turning back the clocks an hour when daylight saving time (DST) morphed back to standard time. Thinking we all got an extra hour of sleep is a fallacy and actually can be harmful to our health. The cumulative effect of […]
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Halloween is a very gothic and dark holiday that allows people to playfully adopt another persona, which is what makes it so much fun. Growing up in the 1970s and ’80s, it was all about the kids. I remember how the older brothers of my friends would walk around and chaperone us, feeling like they
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Long before Burning Man and Coachella, the most exclusive, lavish and expensive party in history took place in 1971 to mark the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire. Costing $635 million, it lasted for three days and featured a guestlist of emperors, kings, queens, princes, sheiks, sultans and Hollywood stars. The venue was an old
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If there’s one thing that brings people together, it’s a natural disaster. One big takeaway from Hurricane Ian is just how resilient Floridians are when it comes to weathering these annual storms. Living in central Florida for a little more than a year now, I was spared the worst of Hurricane Ian’s wrath along parts
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During one of the recent twice-daily online group transcendental meditation classes I attend that David Lynch Foundation CEO Bob Roth hosts, there was discussion about Viktor Frankl. Victor is a highly respected Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist and psychotherapist. His claim to fame was developing logotherapy, which is both a life philosophy and treatment modality that is
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There’s a great quote by psychologist Marshall Rosenberg, who founded the Center for Nonviolent Communication (NVC), that says “violence is a tragic expression of unmet needs.” This is what came to mind when I first thought about International Day of Non-Violence, which was yesterday on October 2. The basis for giving and receiving empathy within
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In watching the Netflix documentary Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99, I couldn’t help but flash back to my own experience attending this ill-fated event. Which marked the 30th anniversary of the groundbreaking countercultural event that featured three days of peace and music. My source of comparison was Woodstock ’94, which despite the rain and mud had a
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About a month or so ago, I had a pretty bad day. It was Murphy’s Law in motion. My car had a flat tire, and I spilled coffee all over my clothes. Including a brand new pair of pants I bought, on my way to see a client in Florida who was critical of my
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As I embark on an annual trek to the Nevada dessert where I’ll be completely off the grid for 10 days for both personal and professional development, I’m looking forward to being dragged back into the real world. Our addiction to technology is growing and damaging in a number of ways. The level of social
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I recently listened to an interview that Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had with Aubrey Marcus. Aubrey is a well-known podcaster who is very involved in the psychedelic community and a proponent for the healing and expansive qualities of psychedelics. The controversial QB, who last summer misled the press about his vaccination status, talked
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