Today, meditation is practiced by 17% of U.S. adults, up 10% from 20 years ago. But is this popular practice actually helpful or is it just a corporatized interpretation of an ancient spiritual technique meant to distract us? And was it ever helpful to us, even before western civilization got its hands on it? Find out on this week’s podcast.
Read More(OPINION) For several years now, it’s felt like the whole world has gone mad. Trying to keep track of, much less digest, the daily flood of outrageous news stories and hair-on-fire op-ed pieces curdles my mind, steals my joy and leaves me staring gape-mouthed into a tsunami of chaos. But I happened across two articles that helped me rethink my news avoidance.
Read MoreIt is a time of reckoning in the media industry. Breakthrough reporting revealed that newsroom sexual misconduct is both pervasive and protected. That truth became the catalyst for the #MeToo moment, which opened eyes by opening old -- and not-so-old wounds for all to witness. How did it happen here? How did our systems and values harbor harassment and discrimination?
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