Did you know that spirituality has proven neurological benefits? It might sound far-fetched, but it’s true. “How can this be?” I hear you ask. Before we get into the nuts and bolts, let’s understand what spirituality actually is in this context, because it's notoriously vague and means different things to different people.  Researchers who study spirituality and its effects define it along the lines of, “ A relationship with or connection to something greater than the self, primarily...

It came to me recently that I hadn’t actually written a down-the-middle article on the benefits of meditation yet. I reflected that I had...

2,500 years ago in ancient India a man named Siddhartha Gautama attained a state of liberation that today we call ‘enlightenment’. Following his experience he was no longer subject to any of the misery we often associate with everyday living. He was truly free of emotional pain, anxiety, stress and all associated unpleasant feelings–forever. But what actually is enlightenment, and how does it affect us mere humans who haven’t dedicated our lives to meditation and insight?