By Tomasz Kopec, MD and Sarah Gulland Guest writers for Wake Up World Mindfulness is defined as an attention training, which can benefit health and general well-being. There is a lot scientific research confirming it. In this article we will present you another type of attention training, called...
By Juliet Tang Contributing writer for Wake Up World “Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.” – Schopenhauer The death experience during ayahuasca is quite common, though we can experience ego death at any point in life without external assistance. ‘Ego...
By Andreas Toupadakis Ph.D Contributing writer for Wake Up World “Student mental health… is the elephant in the room that no one is talking about.” ~ Richard Kadison from Harvard University, author of ‘College of the Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health Crisis and What to Do About It’ ...
By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World Many aches and pains are rooted in brain processes that can be affected by your mental attitude and emotions. While the mechanics of these mind-body links are still being unraveled, what is known is that your brain, and consequently your...
By Lissa Rankin Guest writer for Wake Up World A deep cultural blind spot has recently come into my awareness, and it’s the kind of blind spot that, once you see it, you can’t unsee it. When I was in Bali, I spoke to a Hindu high priest, who is also an indigenous Balinese shaman — a rare...
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World It should come as no surprise that our diet plays a critical role in our health and longevity, but the sheer level of influence may come as a shock to you. A new study published in the March 7 issue of JAMA found that poor diet is...
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World A recent study has stumbled upon a surprising finding: in states with legalized medical marijuana programs, opioid painkiller deaths have taken a sharp downward turn. Data analysis revealed that hospitals failed to see the predicted uptick...
April 18th, 2017 By Makia Freeman Contributing writer for Wake Up World Anarchy or minarchy: Which is better? Can we be free with a limited government? Can we be safe in a stateless society? Is voluntaryism the answer? For many awake and aware people, the current state of the world is so...
By Ethan Indigo Smith Contributing writer for Wake Up World “We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.” ~ Dakota proverb If you are supportive of institutions over individuals, then you better not read this. If you disregard The Native American Rule of Seven Generations, then maybe this...
April 14th, 2017 By Dr. Joseph Mercola Contributing writer for Wake Up World National surveillance of Lyme disease statistics began in 1982 and since then the number of reported cases has grown over 25-fold.1 Between 1990 and 2015, the number of reported cases in the U.S. doubled.2 Each year...
