Gretchen Reynolds writes a great column for the New York Times, and her book elaborates on what science is saying … More
Tag: Scientific Studies
Book: The Willpower Instinct
Health psychologist Kelly McGonigal teaches a popular class on willpower at Stanford University. She’s shared its contents in her book … More
Book: Flow – The Psychology of Optimal Experience
Flow, the psychology of optimal experience, is Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s oft-referenced work thoroughly researching that blissful, focused state of being “in the zone.” … More
Book: The Relaxation Response
This is the classic book on the topic. Benson merges Eastern and Western thought nicely in a book that was … More
Book: Your Inner Fish
Neil Shubin’s book, Your Inner Fish: A journey into the 3.5 billion-year history of the Human Body is a great … More
Book: The Tangled Wing
The Tangled Wing: Biological Constraints on the Human Spirit is a book by Melvin Konner detailing the various challenges human … More
Book: The Evolution of Consciousness- The origins of the way we think
This book is an easy-to-read discussion of the way the brain evolved and the way the science of its discovery … More
Book: The End of Illness
The End of Illness by Dr. David Agus provides a new lens through which we can view health, and then … More
Book: The Science of Yoga – The risks & the rewards
William J. Broad’s The Science of Yoga delves into the history of the practice of yoga and the history of … More
Book: The Practical Neuroscience of Buddha’s Brain
This book is amazing!! It’s by Rick Hanson, Ph.D. and Richard Mendius, MD. It’s easy to read and easy to … More