People are meditating inside coffins in Japan: ‘Gaze at life through being conscious of death’

People are meditating inside coffins in Japan: ‘Gaze at life through being conscious of death’

Finally, some rest in peace. What started as a quirky offering from a funeral home in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture has blossomed into a full-blown trend among Japan’s zen-seekers. “Coffin-lying,” or the practice of meditating inside a coffin, is giving people a safe, if rather claustrophobic, space to contemplate their mortality — or just recharge. Coffin-lying … Read more

A real business trip: Magic mushroom journeys are now part of career development to be more ‘conscious’

A real business trip: Magic mushroom journeys are now part of career development to be more ‘conscious’

This is giving business trips a whole new meaning. People are turning to psilocybin to help them climb the career ladder — and making a vacation of it by attending cushy retreats, sometimes dropping magic mushrooms with coworkers or their bosses in the hopes of doing “conscious business.” “What people are looking for is to … Read more