Sound Health

Familiar sounds often feel comforting.

A favorite song.

A familiar voice.

Even a repeated background noise.

This response is not sentimental.

It is neurological.

The brain uses recognition to re...

When people think about movement helping the body, they usually think about exercise.

But the nervous system responds to something more basic than intensity.

It responds to timing.

Rhythm gives the...

There is a sound that lives inside sorrow.

You might hear it in your breath when you wake, or feel it in your chest before words come.

The voice becomes softer, slower.

Even silence feels weighted,...

You can feel it before you hear it.

A cello note swelling through your ribs.

A subway rumble rising up through your shoes.

Even your own voice humming in your chest.

That’s because your body doesn...

If racing thoughts get in the way of you and a satisfying night of deep, restorative sleep, I can relate. It used to happen to me every single night.

I’d lie awake as to-do lists, worries, and events...

I’ll never forget the night of April 10, 1995…

My Rusted Root bandmates and I had just finished a great set at the old Boston Garden arena.

We were coming off the adrenaline high of opening for the ...

When it comes to aging, many people believe their body, mind, and quality life will eventually just deteriorate.

But if you ask me, passively accepting this “inevitable decline” is a huge mistake. Yo...

Walking is one of the most underrated forms of exercise. And calorie burning represents just a mere fraction of walking’s health benefits.

In fact, I credit walking with helping me recover from sever...

If racing thoughts stand in the way of you and a satisfying night of deep, restorative sleep, I can relate. It used to happen to me every single night.

I’d lie awake as to-do lists, worries, and even...

I never thought I’d have to learn to walk again.

But after five life-saving operations in early 2019, that’s exactly what happened to me.

After nearly a dozen incisions in my abdomen from a GI surge...