During one particularly intense end-of-semester rush, a college friend of mine once asked “Have you ever tried just sitting down and notice what it feels like to breathe? You should try meditation; it really helps with anxiety”. I could not have rolled my eyes harder at the time. Mindfulness meditation…

We have become accustomed to reading the latest headlines from a newsfeed. Discussions of disaster, mass tragedy, and political scandal used to remain comfortably quarantined behind an anchor’s desk. …