Tag: Wellness

Bodhi Mental Care & Wellness

Expanding Access to Mental Health Tools for Marginalized Youth and Families

I’m proud to share that I recently founded Bodhi Mental Care & Wellness—a nonprofit organization dedicated to making evidence-based mental health support accessible to those who are often left waiting or overlooked. We offer free neurofeedback training and meditation sessions to youth and families living in marginalized communities. Our mission is to reduce barriers, provide practical tools for emotional well-being, and empower participants to cultivate greater awareness, resilience, and clarity.

We’re not just an idea on paper. Bodhi Mental Care & Wellness is already operational. Free meditation sessions and events are being offered online, including upcoming streams on YouTube, welcoming anyone who wants to participate. We’re also moving forward with the process of securing charitable status to expand our reach and impact.

What is Neurofeedback?

Neurofeedback is a science-based training method that helps people learn to regulate their own brain activity. It uses real-time monitoring of brainwave patterns, giving participants direct feedback to support healthier, more balanced mental states. The brain is a dynamic system, always adapting. Neurofeedback harnesses that natural adaptability to promote calm, focus, emotional regulation, and greater self-awareness.

Why Does This Matter?

Communities facing systemic inequities often encounter long wait times, high costs, or cultural barriers when seeking mental health support. Youth and families in these environments can experience heightened stress, trauma, and limited access to effective care. Neurofeedback and meditation provide practical, non-pharmaceutical tools that anyone can learn to use, supporting emotional regulation, mental clarity, and healing. By offering these programs free of charge, Bodhi Mental Care & Wellness aims to disrupt cycles of marginalization, foster resilience, and create space for lasting well-being.

How You Can Help

Our work relies on the generosity of those who share this vision. Donations enable us to keep sessions free for participants who need them most, expand our programming, and continue building accessible pathways to mental wellness. If you’d like to support Bodhi Mental Care & Wellness, please consider visiting our website:

🌐 www.bodhicare.org

Together we can make mental health support not just a privilege, but a right shared by all.

Morgan O. Smith

The Unseen Path to Happiness

Happiness often appears as a destination—something to be attained by seeking pleasurable experiences, avoiding pain, and curating external conditions. Yet, this pursuit can feel elusive, as if true happiness constantly moves just beyond reach. Perhaps this is because happiness isn’t found in the suppression or control of emotions, but in embracing them all as integral aspects of our human experience.

Emotions are often categorized as “positive” or “negative,” with joy, love, and excitement praised, while sadness, anger, and fear are seen as obstacles to overcome. However, this dualistic view creates resistance. Denying so-called negative emotions only magnifies their intensity, embedding them deeper within the psyche. True contentment arises not from avoiding discomfort but by fully experiencing and accepting it without judgment.

Imagine sitting with sorrow as you might with an old friend—acknowledging its presence, listening to its message, and recognizing its role in your life. Sadness, when embraced, transforms from an adversary into a teacher. It illuminates where attachments or unmet desires linger and invites you to release the illusion of control. Similarly, anger, when approached without suppression or overindulgence, becomes a fierce energy capable of clarifying boundaries and catalyzing change.

Contentment is not denying the human condition but a deep surrender to its unfolding. This surrender doesn’t mean passivity; it is an active engagement with the present moment. By welcoming all emotions, the inner landscape transforms. Happiness is no longer confined to fleeting highs but instead becomes an abiding state of being—anchored in equanimity, rooted in authenticity.

In this light, happiness is not the absence of pain but the profound realization that all emotions—joy and sorrow, peace and unrest—are sacred facets of existence. Each one offers an opportunity for growth, insight, and connection. To find contentment within them is to see life as whole, unbroken, and imperfect.

By sitting with your emotions and embracing their entirety, you awaken to the simple truth: happiness is not found in resisting life but in meeting it fully.

Morgan O. Smith

Yinnergy Meditation, Spiritual Life Coaching & My Book, Bodhi in the Brain…Available Now!

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