Deconstructing Yourself

I enjoy thinking of myself as a present and mindful person. This week, however, I fell into a what Rita Schiano called a multitasking “quagmire,” and I have the dented bumper to prove it. Thursday was a busy day. Lots of texting, voice-texting, emailing, facebooking, acting class, and work. After squeezing in lunch at a [...]

MIT and Harvard neuroscientists explain why the practice helps tune out distractions and relieve pain. Studies have shown that meditating regularly can help relieve symptoms in people who suffer from chronic pain, but the neural mechanisms underlying the relief were unclear. Now, MIT and Harvard researchers have found a possible explanation for this phenomenon. In [...]