My friend Maria quoted from this poem in meditation class some months ago. Every so often I listen to a recording and to the sweet, wry, hopeful words of the poet, and I remind myself that it’s fine to just… let go.

In 1999, I attended a week-long residential training with the National SEED Project. SEED, an acronym for Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity, was founded by Dr. Peggy McIntosh at the Wellesley College Center for Women to train teachers to be leaders in social understanding and change.

4-7-8 breathing is a simple yogic technique that can lower stress, anxiety, heart rate and blood pressure, and assist with digestion and sleep. It’s free, takes almost no time, and requires no equipment. How’s that for good value?

Interested in trying meditation? Tried meditation, but not yet made it a regular part of your life? Here are a couple of thoughts that may help.

Have you heard of the Complaint Free challenge? A minister named Will Bowen started this in 2006. He was teaching a class in prosperity and offered his students purple bracelets (you can use a rubberband) and a challenge: go 21 days without complaining.

Amy Cuddy’s talk Your body language shapes who you are, is the second-most viewed talk in TED’s history. I know! I’d never heard of her either! Perhaps the words “Wonder Woman pose” may ring a bell.