Notes from the quiet side of the mind
The science of stillness, techniques worth trying tonight, and honest writing about what really happens when you sit down and close your eyes.
Blessing of the Energy Centers: a beginner's guide
Dr. Joe Dispenza's signature meditation, walked through center by center, and how to make it part of your practice.
Read the storyTheta: the doorway between waking and sleep
From busy beta to deep delta, your brain changes gears all day long. The most interesting gear is the one you pass through twice a day without noticing.
Tue, Sep 22, 2026Neuroplasticity: you're rewiring whether you mean to or not
Every thought you repeat is carving a path in your brain. Meditation lets you choose which paths get deeper.
Tue, Sep 15, 2026The pineal gland, melatonin and the meditative mind
A tiny gland deep in the center of your brain keeps time with the sun, and has fascinated philosophers and mystics for centuries.
Tue, Sep 8, 2026Yoga nidra and NSDR: rest that's deeper than a nap
An ancient practice of conscious sleep, renamed for the modern world, that restores you in twenty minutes flat.
Tue, Sep 1, 2026What your Insights are telling you
A guided tour of your own data: how to read each chart, and the questions worth asking of it.
Tue, Aug 25, 2026Why you should meditate on the days you least want to
The sit you almost skipped is often the one that matters most, for your habit, your nervous system and sometimes your biggest breakthroughs.
Tue, Aug 18, 2026Meditation and sleep: how to quiet a racing mind at night
Why your brain switches on the moment your head hits the pillow, and the practices that help you drift off.
Tue, Aug 11, 2026Your heart keeps a rhythm section. Here's how to tune it.
Heart coherence, heart-focused breathing, and why a feeling of genuine appreciation might be the most underrated meditation technique there is.
Tue, Aug 4, 2026The space between your eyes: brain coherence and the art of open focus
A psychologist in the 1970s found that imagining empty space calmed the brain like nothing else. Here's what he discovered, and how to try it tonight.
Tue, Jul 28, 2026Your mind wandered. Congratulations, that's the practice.
Lessons on attention from John Yates' The Mind Illuminated, and why the moment you notice you've drifted is the most important moment of the sit.
Tue, Jul 21, 2026Write it down to wake it up: why meditation and journaling belong together
Meditation shows you your mind. Writing lets you study it. Together they build metacognition, the skill of knowing what your mind is doing.
Tue, Jul 14, 2026Meet your brain's screensaver: the default mode network
When you're not doing anything in particular, one brain network lights up and starts telling stories about you. Meditation changes how it behaves.
Tue, Jul 7, 2026