Our brainstem-the part of the brain controlling life-sustaining functions such as heartbeat and sleeping patterns also automatically process breathing. Discoveries, however, found out that breathing can also change the brain. We are all aware that we can breathe at different paces or even control breathing. Changing your breathing patterns engages activities in the different parts of […]

Crossing paths with toddlers entering the Y for a kid-oriented activity is a usual routine for Jane Brody. High-fives, hellos and wishing them a fun time are just a few to mention of her daily interaction with the kids. After all, she said, it’s a great way to start the day and who wouldn’t be

Journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates in an interview with Vox’s Ezra Klein spoke about how thinkers and writers should get off Twitter. In today’s age of fake news, Coates’ statement was not meant to critique the quality of social media but was instead a need to go beyond the noise. According to Coates, it requires