Barry Boyce

1 month ago | mindful.org | Barry Boyce

No matter what your political persuasion is, it’s hard to avoid the feeling that we’re living in a time of chaos, pain, and carnage—with many people saying it’s a “dark” time that has made them feel anxious and helpless. Many of us feel we want to do something, but we don’t know what to do on the larger stage and we’re not sure what to do for ourselves and those around us. Many people have raised the question of whether and how meditation, mindfulness, and awareness can help us right now.

Jan 20, 2025 | lionsroar.com | Barry Boyce |Andy Karr

Karma Cosmetics. Karma Beauty. Karma Bridal & Formal. Karma & Luck gifts. Credit Karma by Intuit. Karma Automotive. Karma Mobility. Karma, the card game. Karma Sutra NYC event caterers. Karma School of Business. Karma—like the principle the word stands for—is everywhere. Its sheer ubiquity can make us assume we know what it means. In fact, though, it’s one of the slipperiest concepts to get the mind around, despite its central role in Buddhist teachings and practice.

Nov 27, 2024 | mindful.org | Barry Boyce

Every Friday for the past two months, together with a couple of friends I’ve enlisted, I’ve been spending half the day going through stuff and sending it away—either to donation bins, friends, recycling, or the landfill. Don’t get me wrong. This is not a Marie Kondo-type thing. I’ve got a long way to go before my place would reach the pinnacle of utter simplicity she asks us to aspire to. I’m also not a hoarder, though.

Jun 1, 2024 | mindful.org | Barry Boyce

Angry is not a good look. That’s what we mostly think, but anger is there just the same. We all have it. And it’s multi-faceted. It can lurk ready to strike and then burst out all of a sudden in a volcanic eruption. It can also simmer on the back burner. Or linger as a persistent chill that can be felt more than seen. It is an awesome, powerful emotion. And it won’t be denied. The problematic aspect of anger is pretty clear. Unleashed, it can be immeasurably destructive.

May 30, 2024 | mindful.org | Barry Boyce |Zindel Segal |Norman Farb

Every one of us has likely had an experience of feeling “stuck” in a habit loop or mental state we wish we could change. Probably at multiple points, you may have wondered: Why is it so difficult to shift our perspectives and behaviors? Norman Farb and Zindel Segal are longtime researchers who study how cognitive training techniques like mindfulness affect mental health.