Buying Happiness?

The Dalai Lama is donating $50,000 to a new reserach center focused around meditation. The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds, in Wisconsin, will study whether meditation can promote kindness and compassion. Read more, from the New York Times.

Just What I Suspected!

I have always suspected that a good massage did more than just soften up the tight spots. And now, research shows that massage causes biological changes such as enhanced immunity and a drop in the stress hormone, Cortisol. Read more from the New York Times.