Dr. Dan Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and the director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. His book, Aware: The Science and Practice of ...

History is filled with stories of tragedy, upheaval and immense challenges. In Viktor E. Frankel’s book, “Man’s Search for Meaning,” he recounts his experience in a Nazi concentration camp and how he ...

According to HH Guruji of Aathman Awareness Centre, mindfulness does not require setting aside hours for meditation.

Recently I interviewed my husband, Michael, a palliative care and hospice physician, for my next book, Heart Aware. I realized how useful Michael’s practices are for us healthcare providers. I ...

How do I prepare? Take a seat on the floor (we recommend finding a cushion) or sit in a steady, comfortable chair and place both feet on the floor. How should I feel? It's common for the mind wander ...

You may remember Plato’s philosophical allegory about people sitting in a cave, watching the shadows of objects carried behind them, unaware that what they see are only shadows—not reality itself. The ...

One thing that’s stood out to me and that I’ve come to value about our industry is the emphasis placed on building a culture of safety. Recently, I was thinking about one preventative safety tactic in ...