This article was reviewed by Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD. Let’s be honest: We all have a lot on our plates. Between work, personal life, and juggling your own needs (plus everyone else’s!), it can feel ...

You’re tired but wide awake. The room is quiet, the lights are off, yet your thoughts keep circling — about work, family, or things you forgot to do. The harder you try to relax, the louder your mind ...

Yoga Journal’s archives series is a curated collection of articles originally published in past issues beginning in 1975. This article first appeared in the July-August 1983 issue of Yoga Journal.

I’m a cancer doctor, which means I spend my days navigating stress, uncertainty, and the quiet unraveling of people’s lives. But I’m also a competitive bodybuilder, a daily writer, and a believer in ...

Over 30 years ago, I first learned to pay attention to the space between my thoughts. It was in a book by a Tibetan Buddhist teacher. (Sad to say, I’ve forgotten his name and the name of his book.) He ...