Everyone wants to live a healthy lifestyle; the perfect Pinterest girl who drinks matcha, does pilates on Sunday mornings and eats sweet potatoes for dinner. However, very few people actually have the...

When I was in elementary school, recess was always my favorite part of the day. It was the time when all of my friends and I could get a break from the classroom and play soccer as if we were playing in...

It’s a groggy Monday morning when I walk into the school gymnasium with a leaping pulse even though we haven’t even started exercising yet. I attempt to take deep breaths to prepare myself for the...

During P.E. class, students often expect to engage in a variety of activities that require a significant amount of physical movement. As I entered my first Junior Mind & Physical Performance class,...

Close your eyes. Relax your muscles. Soften your mind. Focus on your breath, noticing how it enters and leaves your body. Envision yourself in a calm, peaceful, quiet place, such as a beach or the countryside,...

Twenty-four hours: to learn, practice, eat, sleep. It’s not enough time. After student-athletes’ intense practice or games, they race the clock to finish the mountain of homework waiting for them,...

By Marlo Von der Ahe ’20

A hushed audience filled the auditorium this past Wednesday night, as John Medina, molecular biologist, research consultant, and father of two boys, began to speak about the importance of one thing we...