VIA HUFFPOST FROM JEANNE BALL As we go through life, our brain is always changing and adapting, say neuroscientists. During the first 18-20 years of life the brain is developing circuits that will form the basis of decision-making for a lifetime. Brain researchers have found that unhealthy lifestyles can inhibit normal brain development in adolescents […]
By Russell SimmonsI just had a very blissful experience. Last Thursday, I meditated with 150 students at the Ideal Academy Public Charter School (K-12) in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C. I experienced silence—not just an absence of outer noise—but a deep “inner silence” that activates the brain, solves problems, awakens self-confidence, removes stress, and […]
“Teen drinking may cause irreversible brain damage: A recent study by neuroscientist Susan Tapert of the University of California, San Diego, compared the brain scans of teens who drink heavily with the scans of teens who don’t. Tapert’s team found damaged nerve tissue in the brains of the teens who drank. The researchers believe this […]
By Russell Simmons I have been a meditator for about 12 years. It has given me energy, strength, health, wisdom, and access to my own inner stillness, inner silence, inner bliss. It is my connection to myself; it is my connection to the universe. About two years ago, I visited a school in South Africa […]
By Russell Simmons I have been a meditator for about 12 years. It has given me energy, strength, health, wisdom, and access to my own inner stillness, inner silence, inner bliss. It is my connection to myself; it is my connection to the universe. About two years ago, I visited a school in South Africa […]
The act of atonement is a process, not a one time event. Tiger Woods has begun that process and for that I applaud him. I know firsthand from my yoga practice how important it is to breathe unrestrained from the negative noise outside one’s life. To focus on yourself and turn off all of the […]
Recently, I called Russell and said I felt ‘stuck’ and that my meditation was not ‘progressing.’ He said the scripture said progress is made when we practice ‘long and hard and without interuption.’ He reminded me to pray or meditate and reminded me that just because you work out everyday, muscles take time. So this […]
The daily practice of meditation is precious to me. It’s in the stillness and the silence that I am able to make sense of the world and the creative possibilities that help me do better in all aspects of my life. Young people are our most precious natural resource, and we must do all we […]
Show up today at the governor’s office at 1 p.m. I’LL BE THERE TOO! THIS IS THE WEEK I’m interested in being entertained by gossip or funny tv or music or…. but if I could just get people excited about this transitional period or to watch their politicians on this one issue for a […]
