We need to habituate better thinking to appreciate more of your day because that has a neurological correlate.

'Liberation' is an interesting word because you can be liberated from external things and also from your internal dialogue.

When the brain is silent, the executive function, which is this part of the brain that makes decisions, can work much better. So when you get quiet, you make better decisions. You're also more rested - you're not as reactive.

I love making people laugh and by the way I still do that with the charitable efforts on my part because I believe that people need to laugh.

When you have a Jewish mother who has a very strong Jewish family, it's very ethnic in its practices. Eating brisket, the food and the family and the interconnectedness for better or worse.

Mindfulness can help people of any age. That's because we become what we think.