How could slowing down enough to trace your finger through water, waking to watch the sunrise or sitting to meditate in a new place actually cause faster activity, development and progress? I live at and operate Seven Arrows, a retreat center in Locust, NJ. Each year, several hundred people visit for a weekend away from […]
“What’s in a name? That which we call a TEDx, by any other name would delve as deep.” Okay, so I’m no William Shakespeare. But the legendary English playwright perfectly captured the essence that what a thing is, is far more important than what it is called. TEDxNavesink’s vision for creating a collaborative community of […]
Brian Reynolds likes a challenge. He’s always felt that he needed to solve difficult problems. What better (and tougher) cause to try to make a dent in than climate change? This was a departure for him. Brian’s family background was in manufacturing but he chose to go a different route—sustainable energy. It allowed him to […]
People’s opinions about Valentine’s Day run the spectrum from it being an arbitrary “Hallmark Holiday” to it being a special day that allows you to celebrate your relationship and your partner. Regardless of what you think about Valentine’s Day, celebrating it is practically unavoidable. To help you better navigate this February 14, here are some […]
If there was a competition for procrastination, I would take first place, hands down. I put most things off until the last possible minute, like the time I started a six-page paper an hour and a half before it was due. Luckily for me, I didn’t buckle under the pressure. I handed in the paper […]
Lois Holzman doesn’t just talk about play—she lives it. From her work as Director of the East Side Institute for Group & Short Term Psychotherapy, organizer of an international movement of play and performance activists called Performing the World, her experience as a TEDxNavesink speaker, her new book project—and even pet ownership—it is evident that […]
Dan Neil has the “ultimate dude’s job.” In fact, he just got back from a work trip to Iceland where he picked up a hitchhiker who ate Dan and his coworker out of house and, well… automobile. Confused about why picking up strangers in the middle of Iceland is a “dude’s job?” It’s because Dan […]
Ted Coiné lacks patience for people who aren’t curious, job opportunities that don’t materialize quickly, and life situations that are broken and need fixing. One thing Ted does have patience for is TED talks. “I personally love TED talks. I will go on the TED website and search out someone whose talk I’ve heard about […]
We are all familiar with the feelings experienced the night before the first day of school. That next morning is most likely the only morning you will actually wake up early instead of hitting the snooze button multiple times. The night before my senior year of high school, something particularly strange happened, which led to […]
Most watch an influential documentary and are inspired for hours, maybe even days, wondering how to turn the knowledge they’ve learned into action. But how does one start to create change? Michele Mitchell, co-founder of Film at 11, and her team build interactive communities around the social issues their documentaries call attention to. The communities, […]
