Category: Cardiac yoga

Narcissistic and psychopathic individuals seek power and control over others. This is a driving force behind their exploitative behavior, and research indicates that they can engage in unprovoked bullying and aggression, instrumental aggression to achieve a goal and reactive aggression toward others. Contrary to the myth that such manipulators are always operating from low self-esteem, […]

The T. S. Eliot Foundation today made available—online and free-of-charge–all of the 1,131 letters that the Nobel-Prize-winning poet wrote to Emily Hale, his secret American muse, over the course of nearly three decades. The posted materials also include a small number of letters from Hale that were found in the Eliot home and not among […]

Success comes to those who work hard and are willing to go the distance for their dreams. Today’s post features songs about working hard. This collection is a tribute to those who contribute their strength, knowledge, and skills to keep the economy afloat, their families provided for, and their dreams alive. People who work hard […]

Living into the risk and responsibility of the multiple identities we carry. “If you don’t understand yourself you don’t understand anybody else,” the young poet Nikki Giovanni told the elder James Baldwin in their historic intergenerational conversation. Perhaps it is because we are such strangers to ourselves — so opaque in our own motives and […]

Will sleeping with a guy too soon make him instantly lose interest and head for the hills? It is an age-old debate with no concrete answer. I have been writing about relationships for ten years now and I still get this question constantly on my TikTok. I can’t even tell you how many e-mails or […]

“Oh, I have IBS too, I totally get it.” A friend uttered those words to me as I sat with a swollen stomach, pinched against the buttons on my jeans and feeling too ill to eat the food I was surrounded by. As I sat and watched my friends and family laugh, enjoy delicious foods, […]

There is no better feeling than taking control of your life and finding the power to make your dreams come true. Having a deep-rooted belief in yourself and the courage to seize opportunities when they arise can be the difference between achieving your goals and not. Fortunately, with the right strategies, anyone can learn how […]

“The gifts of the inner world must be accepted as gifts in the outer world if they are to retain their vitality.” It is a gladness to be able to call one’s daily work a labor of love, and to have that labor put food on the table the way any work does, dishwashing or […]

By Leo Babauta I’ve worked with lots of incredible people who want to create something — whether it’s art, a book, a business, or some impact on the world. One of the stories we often have when we want to create is that we’re too busy, pulled in too many direction, or need to clear […]

You may wonder why you have so many conflicting emotions, thoughts and behaviors when it comes to trauma, especially if you’ve been traumatized by a manipulative narcissist. The Internal Family Systems model, created by therapist Dr. Richard Schwartz, posits that we all have “inner parts” that fall into three main categories: exiles, managers, and firefighters. These inner […]