Recently while I was at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health leading a women's retreat, I met an executive who was the dean at a large medical school. She said they had just added a class on work-life balance and resiliency to their medical school curriculum. But she wonders if her young doctors in training will see the value of this course for their patients–and themselves– as they navigate their intense pace.

Pause. Put down your to-do list. Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. Then ask, "Who or what is calling for my attention right now?" All of us can succumb to the seduction of productivity. Who doesn't love to cross things off a long task list?!…

I'm noticing that many mornings--even after a good night's sleep--I'm waking up feeling exhausted. My take is that with all the chaos, uncertainty and unrest we're facing both near and far -- many of us are not getting the deep, nourishing rest…

“Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.”…