Chevlen is a journalist and screenwriter from Youngstown, Ohio, now living in Los Angeles. Her writing regularly appears in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Slate, among other ...

“I gave my watches away—ain’t got no time for that!” This mantra hummed in the back of my mind every time I craved my phone, a book, or even a pen—anything that allowed me to escape into communication ...

The first time I ever went on a silent meditation retreat, 11 years ago, I thought I had entered the zombie apocalypse. After arriving and having dinner with my fellow retreatants, we went into ...

A free meditation class will be held 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Unity of Loveland, 1342 N. Washington St., Loveland. Meditation relaxes the mind and body and nourishes the soul. Each class begins with an ...

On a meditation retreat, the goal was to be mindful of each step, each bite, each breath, to gain insight without distraction. Think of it as a spa for the mind. By Caren Osten Gerszberg Holding a ...