Mindfulness Archives - Hadar Aviram

Omicron, Sirhan Parole Denial, Academic/Activist Exhaustion: Four Thoughts

January 14, 2022 / Hadar Aviram

Denying parole to aging, infirm people at this moment in time is… maddening. Several journalist friends called me yesterday about Gov. Newsom’s reversal of Sirhan Sirhan’s parole grant. Anyone who

Health and Fitness Update

November 2, 2021 / Hadar Aviram

Back in July, when I wrote this, I was so touched to receive an enormous amount of support from friends and colleagues; my journey back to health was even featured

Congratulations! And, It’s Okay to Change Your Mind

August 22, 2021 / Hadar Aviram

Israeli Minister of Transportation and Chair of the Labor Party, Merav Michaeli, and her partner, TV personality Lior Schleien, have a baby boy called Uri. I’m delighted for them! After

Escaping the Opinion Marketplace

July 7, 2021 / Hadar Aviram

With our refreshing family vacation at Harbin Hot Springs now over, I have a lot to contemplate. The interruption of the constant stream of internet opinions, takes, takes on takes,

Exhibition Review: I Look for the Sky and Memento at the Asian Art Museum

May 3, 2021 / Hadar Aviram

Yesterday I had a lovely time visiting an old haunt of mine, the Asian Art Museum, and taking in two new exhibitions: Jayashree Chakravarty and Lam Tung Pang’s Memento and

Every week, the incomparable Magi Otsri sends a prompt to aspiring writers with an interesting writing exercise. This week’s exercise involved exploring a forbidden emotion. The example she gave reminded