It's no longer an exaggeration to say that middle-class Americans are an endangered species.

We forget we’re mostly water till the rain falls and every atom in our body starts to go home.

I think while all mothers deal with feelings of guilt, working mothers are plagued by guilt on steroids!

It is the Fourth Instinct (the spirit - RJ) that urges us to exceed ourselves ... by awakening our intuitive selves, and striving to be all that we were intended to be. It takes us beyond self-centeredness and enables us to resist the combined forces of indifference and meaninglessness. It awakens us to a sense of responsibility for those most in need of our society as well as for that world that future generations will inherit.

One of the main reasons I wrote The Sleep Revolution was to examine this ancient, essential, and mysterious phenomenon from all angles and to explore the ways we can use sleep to help regain control over our out-of-kilter lives.

As the newspaper industry continues to contract, one of the most commonly voiced fears is that serious investigative journalism will be among the victims of the scaleback. And, indeed, many newspapers are drastically reducing their investigative teams.

I always try to practice what I preach. I meditate for fifteen minutes every day and do yoga several times a week.