Author: Nigel Taylor

Bike-and-Hike: The 3,350-Mile Microplastics Transect

Bike-and-Hike: The 3,350-Mile Microplastics Transect

Since pedaling away from her apartment in LA this spring, Julie Hotz has ridden 2,150 miles to Montana, and hiked more than 400. Along the way, she’s helped the nonprofit Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation…

Power Up Your Psychological Courage

Power Up Your Psychological Courage

Each day there are little things that we can do quickly, in-the-moment, to make the next moment a little better and brighter. I call them Power Ups and over the next few weeks, I’ll share…

Middle way of Buddha

Middle way of Buddha

The five monks that attended on the Bodhisatta, during His struggle for Enlightenment, tenaciously adhered to this belief. In accordance with this view the Buddha, too, before His Enlightenment subjected Himself to all forms of…

4 Ways to Feel More Loved

Every school day, mere seconds after the lunch bell would ring, my peers and I would pile into long tables in the cafeteria and… 4 Ways to Feel More Loved thumbnail courtesy of thinksimplenow.com

When the World Feels Dark

When the World Feels Dark

Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’ – Mary Anne Radmacher Some days, no matter how many blessings you count in your life, the…

The Mind That Doesn’t Mind

the possible benefits seem to make it a practice worth exploring. A 2015 study conducted by UCLA and Australian National University suggests meditation as an “attractive candidate in the quest for an accessible and inexpensive,…

Meditation for Beginners: An Easy How-to

Meditation for Beginners: An Easy How-to

Charlie was a light-hearted, funny, kind teacher that made it seem like anyone can meditate, even beginners like me. Here are my key takeaways from Charlie’s class. Like entering a room with good music, Charlie…

Meditation-Wake Up Call

Meditation-Wake Up Call

This evening, below the orange divide, I am sharing a simple technique to awaken. Sometimes we just need to take a break; please find below your Wake Up Call. 🙂 Good evening and welcome to…

9 DIY Ways to Improve Your Mental Health

The trick to getting around this perfectionism trap might be to set goals without taking failure personally, said Andrew Hill, a sports psychologist at York St. John University in England. One strategy, Hill told Live…