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Quiet

Breaking The 'Code Of Silence' At The Airport

Christopher Elliott | Posted 04.17.2013 | Travel
Christopher Elliott

Why do people keep their mouths closed when they feel violated? A combination of powerful motivators keeps air travelers quiet. Only by understanding these influences can we end them.

Pope Calls For Silence To Communicate Better

AP | By NICOLE WINFIELD | Posted 01.24.2012 | Religion

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI is asking everyone to quiet down. In his annual communications message released Tuesday, Benedict extolled the soun...

Meditation For Non-Meditators

Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 01.12.2012 | Healthy Living
Mark Goulston, M.D.

Through meditation you come to realize that who you are is no longer sourced in your mind or body or even your ego-personality, but in something else, something deeper that exists "prior" to all of these different aspects of yourself.

Victims of Bullying...From Powerless to Powerful

Marlise Karlin | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Marlise Karlin

The infinite intelligence we connect with in Stillness has answers -- and once you know how to connect to this place consistently, there is an enormous amount of strength that opens.

Balanced Life -- 11 Tips For Boosting Your Sense Of Quiet Focus

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Gretchen Rubin

Turns out that people aren't very good at thinking about two things at once. One study showed that when people were interrupted to respond to email or IM, it took fifteen minutes to resume a serious mental task.

One Man's Quest To Save America's Vanishing Quiet Spaces (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

America is losing its quiet spaces; or more specifically, it's losing the spaces where all you hear are the sounds of nature. In Julia Baird's Newswe...

A Little Yin to Your Yang: Yin Yoga Brings Deep Stress Relief

Janet Kinosian | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Janet Kinosian

Yin yoga is not a new form, but rather a return to more meditative, traditional yoga. The emphasis is not on a lack of pain, but rather on how to feel discomfort, stay with it and move through it.

Quiet Teacher Part Two

Arthur Rosenfeld | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Arthur Rosenfeld

This is the second installment in my serialization of my new novel, Quiet Teacher.

The Sound Of Silent Retreats

Janet Kinosian | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Janet Kinosian

My silent treatments started 15 years ago. Stressed out, worn out and wigged out, I wanted out - of town, that is. But I was in no shape to make tra...

What Is an Authentic Antenna?

Lisa Guest | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Lisa Guest

In certain cultures people thrive on conformity. A party line is formulated and chosen. Citizens are expected to enunciate and articulate the party li...

How To Turn Down Noise Pollution

Ode Magazine | Ursula Sautter and Mary Desmond Pinkowish | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

A leaf blower, snow blower, lawn mower and two huge dogs--Peter D'Epiro can describe in excruciating detail how his neighbour's lawn equipment and pet...