List: Blissful Thinking | Curated by L.L. Kirchner

Jan 31, 2023
12 stories
Blissful ThinkingAlternative wellness that works (and fails)
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Age of Empathy
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L.L. Kirchner
That Time I Got Locked in the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s AshramSearching for the meaning of life in Northern India’s Rishikesh
Jan 31, 2023
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Jan 31, 2023
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Thank You Notes
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What Does It Mean To Accept Everything When Everything Is Unacceptable?What can we learn from Will Smith’s apology to Chris Rock?
Aug 2, 2022
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Aug 2, 2022
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God, The Universe, & Kate Moss—Another Wellness Biz LaunchesLegendary party animal Kate Moss launches a new line of overpriced products, complete with wellness claims
Aug 24, 2022
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Aug 24, 2022
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Better Humans
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What Is Self-Help Negging?I used to fall for it all the time, but my life didn’t really change until I quit.
Sep 13, 2022
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Sep 13, 2022
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When Wellness Is Bad For UsBuckle up, there’s some twists ahead
Oct 11, 2021
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Oct 11, 2021
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Could Meditation Be Adding To Your Anxiety?It did mine. For years. I don’t care what the “common knowledge” says. You can do it wrong.
May 23, 2018
May 23, 2018
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Jivamukti Yoga Founder Joins the Anti-Vax FrayAnd gets support from a known predator
Nov 28, 2021
Nov 28, 2021
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GOOPs She Did It AgainGwyneth Paltrow launches a reality sex show and WOW is it weird
Oct 29, 2021
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Oct 29, 2021
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When Your Home Is Not A HavenIt’s not always a bad thing. Especially when it forces a reckoning.
Aug 25, 2021
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Aug 25, 2021
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Ever Thought About Dropping Out Of The Corporate World?I never thought I’d try yoga, forget about teaching it.
Aug 24, 2021
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Aug 24, 2021
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Misguided Meditation Study Claims People Prefer Electric ShockDon’t Believe the Hype
Jul 6, 2014
Jul 6, 2014
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Why I’m Not Meditating NowAnd maybe you shouldn’t either
Apr 13, 2020
Apr 13, 2020