Anyone feeling a wee bit overwhelmed these days? Most people, me included, experience periods of tension triggered by a variety of reasons. I’m happy to report that a new relaxation and meditation ...

Coffee has long been a staple in American life. It’s what we get up to in the morning, and when we need a pick-me-up in the afternoon. It is a tasty, toasted vehicle for delivering the caffeine we ...

A mallet hovers over a bronze singing bowl, an instrument long used for meditation and relaxation practices. I drove up to my first sound bath experience not knowing quite what to expect. The ...

We checked out the "chill out" claims of the new "relaxation" drinks. Aug. 7, 2011— -- To unwind, perchance to sleep... In our frazzled world, these seem to be elusive goals. Now manufacturers ...

Composer Steven Halpern’s Deep Alpha was nominated for a “Best New Age Album” Grammy Award a few years ago. He used an 8-cyle-per-second frequency to let the music encourage its listeners’ alpha brain ...

Making waves isn’t conducive to staying asleep, at least when the waves are a type of brain signal associated with being awake. A type of brain activity known as an alpha wave emanates from the back ...

Stressed and sleep deprived? In our frazzled world, ample sleep and relaxation seem to be elusive goals. Now manufacturers are trying to cash in on our need to relax, and the market is anything but ...

I’m willing to bet that International Pancake Day blew right by in March and you didn’t have the decency to chow down a short stack. And I’ll go out on a limb and wonder aloud if anyone reading this ...