This is the year of alignment. We want to flourish. We want to be our best. We want to be at our optimal level. To align is to place in a row. To reach the zenith, to be in tune, one must be harmonized. What does that look like?

This imagery is what comes to mind when I think about the power of meditation for the brain.

The definition of Zen: a state of calm attentiveness in which one's actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort; peaceful and calm

Death by a thousand cuts. You wake up, check your phone, and see a notification of seven people killed in another state. You go downstairs and see that your dog..