Singer/poet Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo not only has an incredibly silky and commanding voice, but her story is unrivaled its unusual trajectory. A Nigerian-American poet, TED fellow, and activist, Iyeoka began her adult life as a pharmacist before shifting focus to her art and launching into the music world. In her voice you may hear traces of [...]
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Why Sitting is Killing Us and What to Do About It
Did you know that most of us are sit 9.4 hours a day during the work week? Compare that to the 7.7 hours we spend sleeping, or the 30 minutes to an hour we may spend exercising daily, and the imbalance starts to become clearly apparent. It’s easy to recognize the correlation between sitting and [...]
The EyeWriter: An Amazing Story of Innovation and Human Compassion
It started out as a rerouted date night for Mick Ebeling and his wife. A friend convinced them to check out an art show instead of the more traditional dinner and movie, and it was there Ebeling first learned about the artist “Tempt.” Despite the signs, posters, and artwork all over the place with references [...]
The 83-Year-Old Nun on Trial for Sabotaging a US Nuclear Facility
Sister Megan Rice is no stranger to activism. She’s been arrested 40-50 times in her life for civil disobedience, including once kneeling down to block a truck driving through a Nevada nuclear test site. Most recently, Rice is facing grave criminal charges for breaking into the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in [...]
Picking Battles and Setting Limits With Your Kids
We’ve reached the last episode of “Perfectly Imperfect Parents” on The Chopra Well! We’ll miss it! Today’s episode focuses on picking battles – how parents decide which rules and values to prioritize over others. We interviewed host Dr. Cara Natterson on her own experience picking and choosing battles with her kids. The Chopra Well: In [...]
Double Amputee Marine Visits Boston Bombing Victims – Inspiring Video
As news coverage of the last few days has captured the thrilling, cowboy Western-esque hunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, victims of last week’s devastating attack have meanwhile lay recovering in hospitals around the Boston area. Many of those injured lost legs, arms, ankles, even multiple limbs, the effect of which can have a [...]
Parents of Newtown Tragedy Speak Out
Proposed gun legislation arrives in Washington today, potentially accompanied by many parents who lost their children to the Newtown tragedy. In a compelling 15-minute interview, grieving parents and spouses speak up on life after loss, gun control, and their intention to devote their lives to a cause in the name of the precious lives lost. [...]
Singing Helps Little Boy With Autism Find His Voice
David Militello is 9 years old and has autism. He was silent for the first three years of his life, until one day everything changed. David’s schoolbus driver called his mom one day and told her that the young boy had been serenading the entire bus in song on the way to and from school. [...]
How One Man Saves Hundreds From Suicide
San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge is renowned not only for its phenomenal stature and beauty, but as the top suicide location in the world. In the 26 years Sergeant Kevin Briggs has been with the California Highway Patrol, he’s saved hundreds of people from jumping off the bridge by literally meeting them where they are [...]
Meditation Documentary Captures Personal Journeys
A new documentary, On Meditation, is attempting to capture in words and on film the wordless inner experience of meditation. The first question posed in the trailer is the question many of us will have upon hearing the unique concept. How do you document an inner journey? The film captures the essence of meditation through [...]
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