Why You Should Stop Asking Google What to Do With Your Life

At the last minute, my afternoon meeting was canceled. And so, unexpectedly, I was presented with a substantial chunk of unscheduled time, five hours of open, unfilled space with which I could do whatever I wanted. I immediately flipped open my laptop and started researching. Researching what?  Everything, anything, something that would interest me, something to […]

Why You Should Stop Asking Google What to Do With Your Life

At the last minute my afternoon meeting was cancelled. And so, unexpectedly, I was presented with a substantial chunk of unscheduled time, five hours of open, unfilled space with which I could do whatever I wanted. I immediately flipped open my laptop and started researching. Researching what?  Everything, anything, something that would interest me, something to […]

Coast to Coast: Technology Overload with Nancy Colier

Psychotherapist, interfaith minister, author, and veteran meditator, Nancy Colier will discuss how our reliance on technology is rapidly changing how each of us experiences life and exacerbates problems like bullying of children, escalating it to vicious online attacks. She’ll cover how cyber bullying is driving people to suicide and what we can do to create a more […]

The Aware Show with Lisa Garr and Nancy Colier

KPFK AWARE SHOW Topic: The Power of Off Interview Description:  Did you know that on average people are checking their phone over 150 times a day!?  Our reliance on technology is rapidly changing how each of us experiences life. We’re facing new issues and difficulties, we’re encountering new emotional triggers, and we’re relating to each […]

NY Public Library: The Power of Off with Nancy Colier

Author Talk: Nancy Colier            NY Public Library/January 17th, 2017 Nancy Colier comes to Muhlenberg Library to discuss and sign copies of her most recent book, The Power of Off: the Mindful Way to Stay Sane in a Virtual World. Have you ever caught yourself checking your smartphone while you’re behind the wheel? https://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2017/01/17/author-talk-nancy-colier

Are You Afraid to Be With ‘Just’ Yourself (Without Your Smartphone)?

People often ask me how I think human beings are changing as a result of our addiction to technology. The fact is we are changing in innumerable ways but perhaps none more profound than in our relationship with ourselves, that is, how we experience our own company. It is paradoxical really.  On the one hand, we believe […]

How to Become Less Addicted to Your Phone?

Phone addiction is real and it’s infiltrated our everyday existence. It’s hard to be anywhere in public without seeing a surprising number of individuals glued to their smartphones—crossing the street, in the checkout line while shopping, sitting down to dinner with loved ones. “We are spending far too much of our time doing things that don’t really […]