Posts By Vanessa Vidal


Stress and anxiety “Life Hacks”

Do you suffer from occasional anxiety or does anxiety rule your life? Does it feel like anxious thoughts run through your brain with no “off” switch available? Anxiety is a […]


Preventing and Correcting Misbehavior and Incarceration in Young Women

There’s been a lot of talk in recent years about the high rate of incarceration in the United States. Often enough young women, including many imprisoned for minor offences, are […]


Is Being Anxious the New You?

What peace can we hope to find elsewhere…if we have none within us? – Saint Teresa of Avila If you find that your anxiety is easily triggered and being anxious […]


Strength in Stillness

How is it possible for anyone—from a billionaire to a homeless person—to learn the same thing and find that it brings great relief and fulfillment to their life? The instant […]


Ready, Set, Go: A Mini Manual for Work Re-Entry

It can be tough to return to work or school after your summer vacation or after any leave. Switching gears can be difficult, especially when it is necessary to make […]


Gun Control and Impulse Control

Every day we hear about gun violence and it’s self evident that something needs to be done. The question in the media is: are people responsible and guns merely proximate causes? (e.g., “Stop blaming the guns and start blaming the person.”) Whether or not we regulate access to guns*, a more fundamental solution is to reduce violent tendencies and deal with the growing lack of impulse control in our society that leads to violence of all kinds.


Nature Finds a Way

“There is a force in the universe, which, if we permit it, will flow through us and produce miraculous results.” – Mahatma Gandhi

When I think about nature, I think about my childhood, which was spent constantly out-of-doors. As a family we were campers, picnickers, hikers. If we could do anything outdoors, we did.

I grew up in New Mexico where nature was as intimate to our daily life as our own selves. Unlike life in an apartment building in a city, where the…


The Last Frontier: Perspectives from Inner and Outer Space

For four decades, astronauts of varying cultures and religions have reported that they experience a shift in their consciousness and their vision of life during their space missions. According to a September 2015 article by Olivia Goldhill for Quartz, it’s common for astronauts to be affected spiritually by their experience in space.


Are You One of the 1%? Do You Really Think You Can Make a Difference in the World?

Successful executives who are part of the 1% (the wealthiest, most influential in society) often think they’re special and destined for great things. This life view is often self-fulfilling.

It’s probably the single most common characteristic among these most successful leaders—they truly believe they can make a difference.


Behind the Scenes at TM for Women

ften women want to know more about our organization and history so here is some information that I hope you will find interesting. The Transcendental Meditation technique is a specific […]


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