Happiness is a brainwave—smiles directly affect your brain. This is a physiological fact. And the very fact that you can always offer a smile, to yourself or to someone else, celebrates a fundamental freedom that we all possess: the freedom to choose how to respond to a situation. And here’s how your body celebrates with … More Happiness Is a Brainwave

Today, we begin a new round of meditations. A new round. A new day. A new moment. This third series of meditations for 2026 will see us through new seasons, new holidays, and take us right up to a new year. So much newness, and all of it can be met with awareness. Awareness is … More Simply and Gently