It seems like the perfect metaphor for the past year (or at least my year). Last night, in the middle of a full-blown snowstorm, our drive home from a holiday gathering not only took twice as long, but also included one wildly swerving moment on the ice. Given that we awoke to seven inches of snow, m...

Apparently, I may not be as self-aware as I like to believe. I learned this exactly yesterday, in a medically reviewed article in which I was interviewed as one of four experts HERE. Specifically, according to Tasha Eurich, PhD, while 95 percent of people describe themselves as self-aware, ...

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that’s true, how much is a box of pictures worth, especially if they’re irreplaceable? A friend of mine found that out this week and I had the pleasure of watching it unfold in real time. Patricia Scanlon and I have been friends foreve...

The holidays are almost exactly half a year apart, but in my mind there’s an unusual link between the Summer Equinox and New Year’s Eve. Specifically, it happened on my most memorable equinox moment ever, when I taught a live yoga class in Times Square. The annual event — dubbed “Mind ...

This guided meditation opens with a four-minute centering exercise, followed by a timed five-minute invitation to write freely, and then a short closing moment. Of course, you can write in whatever way suits you best—but it’s wise to have your pen and paper (or your laptop) handy. Enjoy the process o...

I thought the most memorable moment this holiday was when — on our final midnight walk — Vlad and I saw a fully grown deer bolt across the privately lit community college parking lot, only to stop and stare back at us from a relatively safe distance. We frequently see deer on our mountain hikes — and on...