Jane Roper

Blogger, Author of "Double Time: How I Survived--and Mostly Thrived--Through the First Three Years Mothering Twins"

Perspective is important. We should all keep in mind that our problems could be worse, and that all suffering is relative. This can help us feel less overwhelmed by our own challenges, more grateful for our many blessings, and more compelled to empathize with and help others.

Judith Orloff MD

Author, 'Emotional Freedom: Liberate Yourself from Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life'

Empathic men often have a harder time than women because in Western culture sensitivity may be seen as a weakness or too "feminine." This is a huge misconception. The new evolved man is skillful in balancing both the masculine and feminine in himself, embodying his full power.

Mary Pritchard

Psychology professor, Boise State University

I know what you're thinking: "But I don't have time to live a mindful life." I think it's more appropriate to say that you don't have time not to. We only have this one chance, this one life to live. Don't you want to live it to your fullest? I know I do.

Linda Bloom LCSW and Charlie Bloom MSW

Bestselling Authors and Relationship Experts

Taking our attention off of our partner will enable us to embody a higher level of vulnerability and encourage them to them to feel less defensive and consequently more inclined to listen to our concerns and needs with a more conciliatory attitude.

Aditi Nerurkar, MD

Integrative Medicine Physician, Harvard Medical School

It really does sound like an infomercial, doesn't it? Emerging research suggests a relationship between the practice of meditation and genetic changes. Let's consider the evidence.

Deirdre Maloney

President of Momentum LLC, Speaker, Author of Touth Truths

Life's commas are just like the ones we got used to during those mundane classroom lessons. They are a time to pause, reflect, catch our breath then move on. They aren't the end.

Adam Grant

Wharton professor and author, 'Give and Take'

What if searching for happiness actually prevents us from finding it? There's reason to believe that the quest for happiness might be a recipe for misery.

Andrew Z. Cohen

Founder and Editor in Chief, EnlightenNext magazine

How can such a thing be? How can we love another so deeply and then find that love and connection to be gone, nowhere to be found? I believe it's because the connection wasn't at the level of the soul.

Larry Burk, M.D.

Certified Energy Health Practitioner

This year there is a major therapeutic paradigm shift going on right before our eyes, as 2013 is the proverbial tipping point for acupuncture meridian tapping.

Robert Piper

Writer

Meditation is the new American pushup for the brain; it's a tool that helps us check in with ourselves throughout the day. It's a practice that should be embraced by all American corporations as a way to stay calm, focused, and productive through the day.

Nancy Colier

Psychotherapist, interfaith minister, writer and public speaker

We can ask for, participate in and commit to getting the full and direct experience that is love. After all, to love someone truly is to be interested and willing to create the experience that is love for them, and thus to become truly bilingual in the language of the heart.

Randy Taran

Author, Producer and founder of Project Happiness

Happiness has many entry points. Some are simple, like appreciation, and others, like forgiveness are more complex. Today, let's look at the letter "F" covering fun, focus and forgiveness.

Rick Hanson, Ph.D.

Neuropsychologist; Author, 'Hardwiring Happiness' (coming October 2013)

Watch and listen to those closest to you. What's hurting over there? Face it, even if you have to admit that you are one of its causes. If appropriate, ask some questions, and talk about the answers.

Raphael Cushnir

Author, teacher, emotional connection consultant

The emotional realm is the nexus between self and spirit. Whatever is in the way, is the way. When you stay with what might feel old, forever-stuck, hopeless, when you revisit it with a trusted and skillful partner, miracles do happen.