"Because nature is calming to the mind and uplifting to the mood, it can shift both the caregiver and care recipient into a place where simply being present together feels rewarding."

Simplicity, solitude, and silence are common themes to the explorers of life's questions and the discoverers of life's answers. Our willingness to settle into some days of simplicity, living without plans, just being, opens a path.

Largely as a result of the untenable demands of modern lifestyle, far too many of us continue to struggle with insomnia. Let's face it, those bottomless to-do lists persistently trump our need for rest, recreation and, of course, sleep.

How often do you turn your attention inward? How would you benefit from greater self-awareness?

When I received confirmation that I had been accepted into the "Essential Dharma Retreat," I wanted to throw up, which was a sign that I was off to the right start.

The following is one in a conversation between Trudy Goodman, Ph.D., Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. and Steven D. Hickman, Psy.D. for an upcoming retreat entitled "Mindfulness in Psychotherapy."

Distilled down to the most basic element, I AM is the utmost essence of being. It is the healing and creative power of the Universe.

As any of you still shopping for that perfect present for that certain someone knows, this time of year is designed for thinking about others. Thoug...

Where has our joy gone? I have come to feel lately that joy is an expression of our own truest nature.

For twenty-three years I have lived with four other people. So I gave myself a little mini adventure by traveling alone to Montana to spend a week at a writers' retreat.

The genius of offering unlimited paid vacation is giving responsibility for renewal and self care back to individuals.

Imagine a getaway that could invigorate and refresh the senses, while encouraging a healthy lifestyle. Many are now discovering the trend of healthy retreating, a modern and revitalizing way to travel.

After all our years as mothers and others, we need to reestablish who we are as individuals, separate and distinct from our relationships with those around us.