Senses

Put on a Happy Face (Or If You Can't, Use Electricity)

Madeline Schwartzman | Posted 04.19.2012

Madeline Schwartzman

We humans don't like people or things messing with the face. But there are researchers and artists who see the face as terra incognita, as a potential blank slate, a computer-mutable landscape or testing grounds for understanding the brain and communication.

Gratefully in a Body

Wendy Strgar | Posted 03.13.2012

Wendy Strgar

When it comes to living in a body and really experiencing the world through our remarkable five senses, attention and appreciation are one and the same. Our attention is the rare and purest form of gratitude that happens in us when we stop and use our senses fully.

Dining in the Dark at Opaque: Eat Like Nobody's Watching

Laurenne Sala | Posted 05.25.2011

Laurenne Sala

The darkness was eye-opening. I noticed I was acting differently knowing nobody was watching. I slouched and sat with my forehead on the table just because it was comfortable.

What Does It Mean To Receive?

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.17.2011

Anne Naylor

Do you get so busy during the day that you do not take a moment to receive, to be aware of, the good around you? Do you ever pause to take in the beauty of flowers?