The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. It is late at night. You are alone and wandering empty streets in search of your parked car when you hear footsteps creeping up from ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical ...

Embodied self-awareness (ESA) refers to the ways in which we pay attention to what is happening inside of our own bodies. ESA has two basic forms. We can be aware of the felt experiences from within ...

Like a highway system, the vagus nerve branches profusely from your brain through your organs to marshal bodily functions, including aspects of mind such as mood, pleasure and fear. It is late at ...

That spring felt dark and heavy. Outside, the light was bright, the air crisp, and the tulips were in full bloom. But inside, I was a mess—sad, sluggish, tears rolling down my eyes for no good reason.