by MAI Team | Anxiety, Changing our Minds, Conflict, Emotional Intelligence, Flourish, Happiness, High Performance, Inner Strength, Meditation, Mind/Body Connection, Resilience, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind
What if I told you it was possible to reduce anxiety and stress, improve attention, calmness and reactivity without medication or leaving the comfort of your own home? Sounds too good to be true? It isn’t. Those who practice meditation, particularly with a focus on...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Finance, Meditation, Memory, Mind/Body Connection, Mindfulness, Physical Health, Relationship with Money, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries
Question: “Why do we worry so much about money?” The most common response is “Because there is never enough”, usually delivered with a strange look, as though the answer should be self-evident. I used to believe that, too, but after a thirty-year career of working...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Coaching, Memory, Self Confidence, Strengths
I recently watched The King’s Speech for the second time, and as is often the case when we “resee” something, I came away with a very different perspective. This time I saw a story beneath the story. I was intrigued by how Lionel Logue was modeled after a modern-day...
by MAI Team | Aging, Anxiety, Energy, High Performance, Mental Fitness, Mind/Body Connection, Physical Fitness, Physical Health
I celebrated my golden jubilee earlier this year. Yes, that significant birthday that we are warned so much about. Bad things happen when you turn 50. Whatever you eat goes to your hips. Your skin gets crepey. You get bingo arms. Everything hurts. Well, I’m...
by MAI Team | Anxiety, Disorders, Mind/Body Connection, Physical Health, Self Confidence, Stress, The Brain Diaries, The Brain Diaries, The Mind
Laura, a young friend of mine, died a month ago, ending a six year struggle with anorexia nervosa. The funeral was one for the memory bank, filed under Unforgettable, Heartbreaking. Her former baseball coach, her pastor, and searingly, her father, all spoke movingly...
by MAI Team | ADHD, Aging, Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorder, Education, Intelligence, Mental Fitness, Mind/Body Connection, Motivation, Physical Fitness, Physical Health, Resilience, Self Confidence, Stress
Students from Naperville, Illinois sure are smart. In 1999 Naperville’s District 203 eighth graders scored sixth in math and first in the world in science in an international standards test called the TIMSS (Trends In International Mathematics and Science...
