by Michael Max | Sep 7, 2017 | Lifestyle, meditation, Podcast
You can’t think you way out of thinking. And constant ruminative thought is often at the root of a variety of issues from anxiety and depression, to issues with anger, body image, and the limits we place on ourselves. Our physiology is not disconnected from our...
by Michael Max | Apr 12, 2016 | acupuncture, meditation, Podcast
We often hear about the so-called “mind/body connection,” but have you noticed that the very phrase already assumes some kind of disconnect? In this episode we discuss over tea, Chinese medicine’s view of how body and emotion are profoundly...
by Michael Max | Aug 11, 2015 | Lifestyle, meditation, Podcast
We often imagine we want the latest in medicine’s technological innovation should we find ourselves or a loved one in the midst of illness and suffering. But there are moments when our most advanced technology, while it can save lives, can not reach into the...
by Michael Max | Jul 21, 2015 | acupuncture, meditation, Podcast
Many of us fire up a meditation practice only to find ourselves sitting in an overwhelming riot of thought and agitation. Isn’t this practice supposed to calm us down, lower blood pressure, ease the migraines, and maybe give our recurring assortment of...
by Michael Max | Jun 2, 2015 | meditation, Podcast
In this episode we discuss with a long time Zen practitioner the curious human habit of having conversations with people who are not present, in places that we don’t actually inhabit. While the common image of meditation is one of peaceful stillness where the...
by Michael Max | Dec 18, 2014 | meditation, Podcast
As an experiment, Amy starting meditating everyday when she was in college. Decades later it has become a foundational part of her adult life. Listen in as we discuss the wealth of well researched benefits to both mind and body by engaging this daily practice. And why...
