Source . I became interested in writing about virtue after listening to a philosophy podcast on Socrates and virtue. Socrates used to go around town asking people what virtue is in a never ending search for its true meaning while simultaneously helping his fellow citizens understand that they didn’t understand virtue at all. Hearing this made me think about virtue and whether or not I understand it. In order to understand virtue I'm turning to the two fields that specialize i

Taken from here . Meditation kind of gets a bad rap in my opinion mostly because people don't understand how diverse the field of meditation is. Meditation is most commonly thought of as sitting around trying to be devoid of thought, but besides being boring as fuck, it is only one way to meditate. Meditative methods are as diverse as the genres of music in the world, gotta find what speaks to you. I'm going to go over every meditative practice that I commonly use to help peo

Taken from here . Although this one sounds ridiculous, there is a surprising amount of scientific evidence behind it. Earthing is literally putting your bare feet on the ground. Here are some of the effects although most results so far would benefit from additional studies: Lowers stress hormones and improves heart rate - Moderate effect size. Prevents clumping of blood cells - Moderate (but limited) effect size. Reduces inflammation which can lead to decreased pain - Moderat

Taken from here . In the previous iteration of the experiment I assumed that being in a consistent state of joy would bring about some...

The greatest question in life is that of existence. For the past two years I've been experimenting with spirituality and have had many...

This book has 290 pages of research for a few simple exercises. The general idea is that our body can release withheld trauma by simple...

Taken from here . Breathing as a healing technique seems laughable but it's not. For one, you need to breath to survive and if you aren't...

Taken from here . If you don't do things that make you happy, you won't be. Self care is a term that is thrown around a lot but is often...

Taken from here . The human body has the genetic programming to do far more than humanity currently recognizes. The question isn't if we...