Alena is a professional writer, editor and manager with a lifelong passion for helping others live well. She is also a registered yoga teacher (RYT-200) and a functional medicine certified health ...

Sarah Hays Coomer is a Mayo Clinic and National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, certified personal trainer and author based in Nashville, Tennessee. She has spent nearly 20 years helping ...

You’re in a meeting when your boss suggests changing a number to make the quarterly report look stronger. Heads nod. The slides move on. You feel a knot in your stomach: Do you speak up and risk being ...

When was the last time you got lost in a book? These days, the act of 'deep reading,' or reading with intention, can be difficult to practice. Maryanne Wolf, an expert in the science of reading, ...

You may barely think about it, but it’s ever-present. Arguably, it’s one of the most important biological processes: It’s your breath. Experts say that the average resting adult respirates — or draws ...

Can a simple daily practice truly restore our peace amidst the stress and chaos of modern life? One such practice is gratitude, a core principle of positive psychology that has garnered significant ...

“So, how do I practice singing?” It’s a question I hear frequently as a vocal coach and teacher. Although we spend a lot of time with clients addressing breath support, how to navigate register shifts ...

We all have a general sense of what it means to “accept” something. There are many aspects of life that we could simply “accept”—financial circumstances, unhealthy relationships, unfulfilling jobs, ...

Practicing gratitude involves noticing and appreciating the good things in your life. Over the past 15 years, experts have found evidence that regularly practicing gratitude may have powerful benefits ...

I started thinking about getting our house in order when Tavia’s father died. Tavia, my friend from early childhood (and youth, and middle age, and these years on the downhill slalom), grew up in unit ...