“Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.” ― George Carlin Researchers from the University of Switzerland, Fabian Gander, Rene Proyer and Tobias Wyss shared a poster presentation at the last world congress of the International Positive Psychology Association. They noted that while humor as a character strength has been observed to be “robustly […]
Previously, I wrote about the new trend of “personal biological monitoring,” citing several new and future technologies for allowing people to track a variety of physiological metrics to better understand their health on a moment to moment basis. (As I write this, I’m wearing a Smart Health watch that I got from Dr. Jay Williams […]
I had never heard of Chade-Meng Tan until I received an advance copy of his new book, “Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace)” But once I read his book, I felt like I had connected with an old friend. I immediately felt a kinship with Meng (as he […]
I just returned from the SpaTec event in Orlando, Florida where I was invited to give the keynote address on “In Defense of Pampering.” For the past few years I have been arguing that the spa industry, in its attempts to be more relevant in a down economy has been turning its back on the […]
The yoga blogosphere (yogosphere?) has been abuzz the past week debating two recent controversies that boiled up on the internet. The first one stemmed from a New York Times article written by William J. Broad, entitled, “How Yoga can Wreck Your Body” (which was excerpted from his soon to be released book on “The Science […]
When I subtitled my blog, “musings on the science of holistic wellness,” I did so because I believe that any strategy to improve human wellbeing has to look at things holistically. By this I mean nothing can be taken in isolation. Humans are complex and our wellbeing is affected by things that happen in many […]
Today’s article is from wellness expert Donald B. Ardell who wrote the landmark High Level Wellness: An Alternative to Doctors, Drugs, and Disease and a dozen others since, plus 673 editions of his insightful Ardell Wellness Report newsletter. He has won numerous national and world championships in triathlon and duathlon competitions and has been given lifetime achievement awards […]
I used to live in Hawaii, on the island of Maui. At least once a month, I would drive a few hours on the winding road around the island and spend a day or two hiking and camping in the rain forest. I would follow a trail, or make my own, weaving through bamboo forests […]
The Global Spa Summit has just launched a new website, http://www.spaevidence.com, which serves as a portal into databases of medical research on spa and wellness therapies. From my years in the spa industry, I can tell you that the people behind this industry passionately believe in the services they offer and their potential impact on […]
“All man’s miseries derive from not being able to sit quietly in a room alone.” — Blaise Pascal No longer the exclusive domain of Buddhist monks and new age hippies, meditation is going mainstream. The newfound popularity of meditation is driven by a slew of new research in both psychology and neuroscience supporting the practice […]
