Western business people often don't get the importance of establishing human relationships.

The near cousin of optimism is hope: knowing the steps needed to get to a goal and having the energy to pursue those steps. It is a primal motivating force, and its absence is paralyzing.

If you are doing mindfulness meditation, you are doing it with your ability to attend to the moment.

Who does not recall school at least in part as endless dreary hours of boredom punctuated by moments of high anxiety?

Smart phones and social media expand our universe. We can connect with others or collect information easier and faster than ever.

We learn best with focused attention. As we focus on what we're learning, the brain maps that information on what we already know making new neural connections

Teachers need to be comfortable talking about feelings. This is part of teaching emotional literacy - a set of skills we can all develop, including the ability to read, understand, and respond appropriately to one's own emotions and the emotions of others.