Kaia Roman on MindBodyGreen

About five years ago, I developed multiple Dysplastic Nevi — a spontaneous eruption of numerous "pre-melanoma" moles, brought on by decades of sun-worshipping, tanning beds and UV light treatments...

I had just returned home after a great Pilates class and was bending down to load some dishes in the dishwasher when it happened. I felt my abdominal and thigh muscles flex, contract, quiver and then...

As I was preparing for our daughter's seventh birthday party, I anxiously remarked to my husband, "There are 20 kids coming to the party and 10 who haven't RSVP'd yet!" I'm an introvert, so I'll give...

The word hippie means something different to everyone — but I like to associate it with what is arguably its original meaning: a person who embraces the ideological system of the 1960s based on the...

We all have someone, or likely more than one person, who comes to mind when we think of "annoying people." For me, it's the complainers, the gossipers and the negativity mongers in my life. I want to...

Nothing squashes our ability to "go with the flow" like worry and anxiety. For me, when anxiety creeps in, it takes up residence inside my head and makes itself totally comfy there. It tells me that...

As mindful as I often strive to be, I am shocked to hear the complaints that come out of my mouth sometimes. Even before the words have been fully uttered I am already wishing I could snatch them...

I taught a mindfulness class at my daughters’ elementary school this week. Unsurprisingly, the kids taught me way more than I taught them. While I was doing research to develop the class, I came...

In recent weeks, I've received emails from a number of readers asking me for advice about their lives. Since I write mostly about my own life, and don't claim to be a therapist, I felt both surprised...

Anyone who knows our daughter Kira knows that she fills up a room with her bright energy. Her enthusiasm for life bubbles over as she goes through her day, and is apparent even in the littlest things....

Most of us in the Northern hemisphere have at some point seen a dance around the "Maypole" on the first of May, also known as Beltane or May Day. This ancient Gaelic tradition (also celebrated by...

When I'm not doing freelance writing work for clients or being a mom to two kids, I'm writing a book about joy. I've been quietly working on it for a while, keeping it to myself — mostly writing in...

Editor's note: When New York native Brant Secunda was 18 years old, he had a powerful dream about a Huichol medicine man. The dream compelled him to set out solo by bus and then on foot into the...

We often see our times of difficulty as blessings in hindsight — and I do feel like I’ve had my fair share. From heartbreak and disease, disabling injury, losing loved ones, poverty and many other...

I have a friend who naturally compliments every person she talks to. Literally every person. Every time she sees me, whether I’m sweaty from a yoga class or dressed to the nines, she tells me how...

Whenever I hear the term "hard work" what I really hear is "hard times." Whenever I've found myself engrossed in a job, a client project, or a writing assignment that felt like hard work, I was...

Whenever I get upset, I wonder if it's just me, since it often seems like everyone else is so cool and collected. But other people must freak out sometimes, right? I mean, how could I be the only one...

Everyone has a fascinating story to tell. Perhaps you've never thought about writing yours, or perhaps you've been thinking about your memoir for years. Either way, there is a story inside of you...

We all experience desire — for things, for love, for time. No matter how much abundance you do have, there are almost always things that remain wanting. Some people strive to become totally free...

We all want balance. But, when it comes to actually achieving it, we question ourselves, compare our lives to other people’s, and end up frustrated. [pullquote]Work-life balance is a subjective,...

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