Master Your Mind

How to become a high-performance user of your own brain.

Distracted? Angry? Envious?

Attention, emotion regulation—even love—are skills that can be trained through the practice of meditation.

by Katherine Ellison

Mindfulness Meditation

Why to do it and how to do it.

by Toni Bernhard, J.D.

The Power of Om

An easy guide to starting a meditative practice right away

by Robert Puff, Ph.D.

Loving the Lotus

Meditation may not be easy, but the benefits are countless.

by Kat McGowan

Mindfulness and Harm Reduction in Addiction—The Caffeine Example

When we depart our abstinence fixation, we can really approach addictions

by Stanton Peele
“It’s a boy!” What does evolutionary theory have to do with your car?

We apply the same facial judgments to cars as we do to human faces.

by Ryan T. Howell, Ph.D.
How to Be Ultra Productive — 10 Tips for Mastering Your Time Now

The key to time management is self management

by Preston Ni, M.S.B.A.
Essential Secrets of Psychotherapy: Why Extraverts Hate Meditation and Introverts Love It

Is meditation necessarily right for everyone?

by Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D.
Eight Keys to Life Hardiness and Resiliency

Helpful Reminders During Challenging Times

by Preston Ni, M.S.B.A.
Redefining Reality: Psychology, Science and Solipsism

Reality may not be as objective as we once believed.

by Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D.
Fighting Obsessions and Compulsions

Simple CBT techniques for defeating obsessive-compulsive disorder

by Neel Burton, M.D.
“I Can’t” and Other Lies We Tell Ourselves

The Olympic effort to be kind to ourselves

by Amy Przeworski, Ph.D.
Uncover Procrastination Thinking That Drives Procrastination Behavior

Power down procrastination thinking and power up your productive abilities.

by Dr. Bill Knaus, Ed.D.
Defeating Depressive Thinking

Easing the burden of depression

by Dr. Bill Knaus, Ed.D.
Think Your Way to Happiness

A great way to fulfill a life

by Dr. Bill Knaus, Ed.D.
More Doctors Are Prescribing Meditation

Research points to the medical community's embrace of Mind Body Therapies

by Robert Puff, Ph.D.
What Mindfulness Can Do For the Nation

A radical proposal to infuse psychology into government

by Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D.
Are You a Poor Communicator? Stop the Damage and Improve Relationships

Are You a Poor Communicator? Stop the Damage and Improve Relationships

by Preston Ni, M.S.B.A.
Seven Ways to Say “No” and Keep Good Relations

Set your boundaries without feeling guilty.

by Preston Ni, M.S.B.A.
Beyond Closure: the space between joy and grief

How do we manage joy and grief together?

by Nancy Berns, Ph.D.
Perfection or Perfectionistic?

Know who's doing the driving

by Robert Taibbi, L.C.S.W.
That Nagging Feeling of Familiarity with a Face

Should you trust that instinct?

by Anne M. Cleary, Ph.D.
How Metaphors in Novels Relate to Empathy

Reading is exercise in perspective taking, in empathy

by Ilana Simons, Ph.D.
Awe

It's not just a day at the beach

by Renee Garfinkel, Ph.D.
Age Gracefully by Maintaining Mental Vitality

Maximize your brain health by following these 5 tips.

by Dan Buettner
How I Found Ecstasy In Depression

Depression can help us to find beauty in every moment.

by Tom Wootton
Paralyze your face, fight depression

How side-effects of Botox may help those with treatment-resistant depression

by Jordan Gaines
How to Prevent Stress from Shrinking Your Brain

Learn how to preserve brainpower when you're stressed.

by Melanie A. Greenberg, Ph.D.
Teach yourself synesthesia? I don’t think so!

Despite recent claims, you either have it or you don’t.

by Richard E. Cytowic, M.D.
Research Suggests Meditation Increases Gray Matter

Want a bigger brain? – Meditate

by Michael J. Formica, MS, MA, EdM
5 Steps for Being Present

Be here right now, now, now, now…

by Michael J. Formica, MS, MA, EdM
What do Exits Mean?

Rituals needed to mark all kinds of endings

by Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D.
Why Nice People Cling to Bad Boys (or Girls) Part II

Are you too clingy and want to stop?

by Mark Banschick, M.D.
Addiction as Choice: Part II

To understand addictive choices, we must first understand choice

by Marc Lewis, Ph.D.
How to Have a Great Argument: An Application of Mindfulness

Transform your next dust-up into a meaningful discussion.

by David Finch
Five Keys to Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence

Ninety Percent of High Performers Possess High EQ

by Preston Ni, M.S.B.A.
36 Quotes on Meditation

Empty your mind...and read these quotes.

by Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D.
The Mindful Manifesto - Awareness, Engagement, and Choice

How to slow down and be more skillful & effective in your life

by Melanie A. Greenberg, Ph.D.
Nine Essential Qualities of Mindfulness

Learn how to say "yes" to the present moment.

by Melanie A. Greenberg, Ph.D.
Changing Your Brain By Changing Your Mind

How meditation rewires your brain to be more positive

by Melanie A. Greenberg, Ph.D.
When You Need to Let Go

Meditation Helps Us With Our Attachments

by Robert Puff, Ph.D.
Working Compassionately with Difficult Emotions: Starting with Acceptance

Compassionate acceptance of our emotions: The three circles

by Dennis Tirch, Ph.D
Finding Inner Peace with Mantras, Chanting and Breathing

Techniques to Help You Meditate

by Laura Deutsch
The Power of Being

Experience the joy of being in the present moment

by Amy Przeworski, Ph.D.
The Secret to a Better Brain, a Younger Face and a Longer Life.

Sleep well to get healthier, look younger, think sharper & feel happier.

by Ruth C. White, Ph.D.
Learning About Marriage The Hard Way

What the divorced have to teach us about marriage

by J. R. Bruns, M.D.
Who Are You Really Mad At?

What do you direct at one person that’s meant for another?

by Peter Bregman
Warm Cat

A cartoon about a book about a man and his hat.

by Donna Barstow
Cave-Man Wisdom on Stress-Management

Your brain wants to solve problems by putting something in your mouth.

by Loretta Graziano Breuning, Ph.D.
The Truth About Manifesting Your Dreams

Is it really magic, or are there practical ways to create your dream life?

by Melissa Kirk
Can Posters Work As Pattern Interrupts In Changing Moods?

Why Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram are full inspirational posters

by Karen Salmansohn
3 Ways to Work Smarter

Divvy up your day early, to get more done.

by Susan K. Perry, Ph.D.
Tomorrow's Pain

Pessimists can learn how to cope, too.

by Mindy Greenstein, Ph.D.
Do You Believe in Magic? : Eckhart Tolle, the Dalai Lama, and the Future of Psychotherapy

Do you believe in magic?

by Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D.
Sex, Celibacy and Spirituality: Why the Dalai Lama Doesn't Date

Do sexual relationships preclude peace of mind?

by Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D.
Gratitude is a Spiritual State. Does It Matter in Marriage?

Dust off your thank-yous. Make every day a day for thanks-giving.

by Susan Heitler, Ph.D.
How Stoicism Can Help You with Life’s “Slings and Arrows”

Great Teachings on life’s troubles: Albert Ellis, Marcus Aurelius and others

by Mark Banschick, M.D.
Practical Mindfulness: The New Witness Protection Program

Mindfulness: a straightforward tool to help abate depression

by Victoria Maxwell
Your Mind Has Extraordinary Powers

It takes a leap of faith to let your subconscious access universal knowledge.

by Susan Heitler, Ph.D.

Meditation

Meditation is the practice of turning your attention to a single point of reference. It can involve focusing on the breath, on bodily sensations, or on a word known as a mantra. In other words, meditation means turning your attention away from distracting thoughts and focusing on the present moment. Meditating is deceptively simple.

Self-Help

Most of us wish we could improve certain things about ourselves. Lasting change is difficult—many of our habits are deeply ingrained, and certain core personality attributes may be immutable. But many more things can be changed.

Happiness

Research on how to increase positive moods and capitalize on your strengths has proliferated in recent years,that thanks to the positive psychology movement, and has shed light on ongoing insights into personality, mood, and cognition.

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