: richard pearson cofounded a smartphone app that teaches meditation. everyone can't visit a studio. >> we want it on your to-list every day. >> reporter: with $35 million in investment and 11 million users, head space is growing that proving he may be on to something. the on thing, you're on your phone all the time. >> yeah. >> reporter: something meditation is supposed to do is disconnect you. isn't it a little bit contract i are? >> the irony is not lost on us. it's where people are. it's sensible to meet people where they are rather than building something they can't fit in their lives. >> i wouldn't call it a fad. i would look at it more as a life skill. >> reporter: a promising path to inner peace. helping fight stress no matter where you go. >> that could be worth a try. >>> coming up a fresh perspective on the year that was and the when heartburn hits, fight back fast with tums smoothies. it starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue. and neutralizes stomach acid at the source. ♪ tum -tum -tum -tum smoothies! only from tums because my

the women tend to gravitate meditation. even arnold schwarzenegger meditated for a year. he did that consistently for a year. stopped. and saw the benefits for the next two decades. >> what does that mean? they're sitting at home -- >> is that like prayer? >> that could be considered a form of meditation. there are many different types. the simplest types of meditation, guided, listening to 20, 25 minutes of audio to help you achieve a certain emotional state. greatful for and set the stage for a successful day. a less reactive day. >> they know the power of that, just separating yourself from the world we all have to live in. >> yeah, i think that's true. >> what is the next thing? >> journalling is another. morning journalling very common. there's a simple one called the five minute journal. >> what is that? >> it's a handful of bullets you fill out in the morning for five minutes and then you do a post game analysis for five minutes at night before you go to bed. then you have i am, affirmation, bullet, bullet, bullet. i am unrushed. i am complete as is. all these thin

meditation. even arnold schwarzenegger meditated for a year. he did that consistently for a year. stopped. and saw the benefits for the next two decades. >> what does that mean? they're sitting at home -- >> is that like prayer? >> that could be considered a form of meditation. there are many different types. the simplest types of meditation, guided, listening to 20, 25 minutes of audio to help you achieve a certain emotional state. then you have i am, affirmation, bullet, bullet, bullet. i am unrushed. i am complete as is. all these things are intended to prime you for an optimal day. the first 90 minutes or so of each day are very important. for most of the people i interviewed. >> it's like self-realization. >> yeah, yeah. >> sleep. >> visual. >> is prioritized. you find people using weird gadgets like something called the chilly optimal temperature. it is a lifesaver. it was introduced by -- >> the chilly pad. >> that's cute. >> that's what i want for c krs, hoda. >> you got it. >> also if you have two people in bed that run at different temperatures, it solves that problem so

meditation. even arnold schwarzenegger meditated for a year. he did that consistently for a stopped. and saw the benefits for the ne t >> what dmean? they're d-- >> is that le prayer? mm th?o?i u?f meditation.re many df meditation, guided, listeni?u , audioo help?? you achieve a ctain emotional optimal temperature. it is a lifesaver. it was introduced by -- >> the chilly pad. >> that's cute. >> that's what i want for c krs, hoda. >> you got it. >> also if you have two people in bed that run at different temperatures, it solves that problem so you're not fighting over the covers. >> these are all great. >> do you do all those things yourself? >> i do, i do. i've tested everything in the book myself. that's how it was vetted. and on my friends and on my listeners. >> you have a chilly pad? >> i do have a chilly pad. >> it's always great to have point, where if you want to push your life ahead, you can see people who have done it. thanks, tim. >> so nice to meet you. >> you also have a very winning, very lovely way about you. >> i appreciate it. >

so -- >> i was talking to meditation teachers about how to deal with the holiday, one thing they saidpectations. >> normal rockwell holiday you'll be disappointed. >> okay so of all the "pop news" we have this is just the lowest expectation possible. >>> the knicks team jumped into the christmas spirit by taking 20 families on a holiday shopping spree. here's carmelo anthony, the garden of dreams foundation, at a target in new york for the big holiday haul. the basketball team partnered with the garden of dreams to take on the entire cost for the shopping event. how great is that? the all-star said you got shoes, clothe, book, laptop, now you're all right. >> that's great. >> that's cool. >> by the way the knicks meditate not for >> their gm is known -- >> for the last 15 years how has that worked out for them? >> fair. >> the chicago cubs meditate too. >> that's a win for them too. >> the knicks need to eat more skunjili. >>> the fairmont san francisco has bit a 22-foot-tall gingerbread house. >> what? >> in the lobby of their hotel. the two-story creation boasts 8,000 ginger bricks,

and i am also a yoga teacher and meditator. ♪ the benefits of technology and science and then also, ithe disadvantages of cultural erosion of language and other previous cultures. ♪ >> ♪ smiling from her head to her feet ♪ mr. trump: our leaders are stupid people. >> i think, generally the american election. i am an active, avid meditator, and i like to go and sit by a stream. ♪ i think i would like to visit iceland, because i hear that it has a -- the culture is very much intact. ♪ >> many people are on the move in china. the big metropolises -- mainly in the east of the country -- have an almost magnetic draw. in fact, the number of migrant workers heading to these cities rose to 277 million. most of them in search of work and prosperity. but they pay a high personal price. >> huang yen is nine years old. she lives with her grandparents in a rural area of china's hunan province. her mother and father are migrant laborers. it has been three years since huang yen has seen either of her parents. >> i often cry. but only in secret. i don't want grandmother and grandfather to know. they

and softer and helps you meditate better.use we think we all know how to meditate. here we learn what we are doing right and wrong. i learned a lot how to meditate deeper. >> i feel like i'm in a zen state watching you in a headband. >> it's off. >> something here we found really inintriguing what they are calling computer glasses. let me put these on here. what do these do, david? >> so when you watch a screen, there is blue light and your brain thinks it's sunlight and it gets activated. so at night when we all use our devices or watch or tv, when we go to sleep it may not be as deep. so this blocks the -- the yellow blocks that blue wave length and we can sleep deeper and better. they were developed for gamers and it allows them to concentrate better. >> i notice you're not squinting when have those on. there is a book also on your list. i love the glasses. so i'm keeping them on. alex said she has read it and it's wonderful. the hidden life of trees. what can you tell us about it? >> it is the coolest book. it was written

>> fair. >> longer than that. >> but the chicago cubs meditate too. >> and that's a win for them too.mom's scungilli. let's get back to that. let's talk about this, the fairmont san francisco has built a 22-foot-tall gingerbread house. >> what? >> in the lobby of their hotel. look at this. the two-story creation boasts almost 8,000 ginger bricks, three-quarters of a ton of royal icing and 700 pounds of candy. it took the pastry team 375 hours to pull off this delicious design, and the hotel's executive pastry chef says the trick to making a sturdy structure is extremely hard gingerbread to keep it from peeling. now, before you really try to take a bite out of this -- marciano, i see you getting ready right here -- it's built out of plywood and 2x4s and masonite, at least the foundation. >> that's cheating. >> that hasn't stopped rob or ron before. >> i come from a long line of masons, so at some point they had to eat some. everybody have a dreidel. >> okay. thank you for that. i don't know what that means. we'll see you tomorrow morning on christmas. >> happy holidays. >> thanks for c

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>>reporter: the vigil right now a of chanting and meditation inside what would have been her close at 5679.clos 15 a. this was her weekly class at yoga district.ict. her very own neighborhood heregh in bloomingdale.ming we're getting some information on the suspect. he's been named and identified by mpd, 29 year old aidry andd duane johnson. doing a quick search on court cases and his criminal background we did find one theft, a misdemeanor charge which he pled guilty to back in october. i was at a cvs store. there was a take you away order. it's on the north side on bladensburg road.blad we were told by interim police chief peter newsham end neighborhood on m street and 22nd. a lot developing here in the last hour. of course we're going to especially could you posted. at 6:15, the gatherers insidesie this chant and meditation, this vigil will walk up to the parkrk just across the way where tricia mack cull i was, the resident herbal list.st. of course we're hoping to speak with family and friends who have gathered here tonight to honor her life. marinahe maracco, fox5 local ne. > in

enter meditation.t a time. the co-founder of mindful meditation studio and the author of the "the buddha walks into a bar." overindulging the holiday season is when americans gain the most weight during the year, fatty food everywhere -- at parties, at home and at the office. here at "good morning america" headquarters we have something called the festivus table. >> i can't resist the siren call of the festivus table. >> here they do some next level snacking. >> everywhere. >> i love chocolate. >> you look at this and what does it feel like? >> stressed out for one. >> these things right here, an issue. >> right now. >> i'm like, i need them right now. >> reporter: the trick for preventing overconsumption is to hit the mental pause button. >> just hitting pause cuts through the speedy busyness of my mind. i don't have to act out on every impulse. >> stopping and taking a few deep braets can actually work. >> in through the nose and out through the mouth. are you ready? in. out. how do you feel. >> feel

. >> when you meditate you're in the now, david. >> okay. >> you want my chimes meditation or rain meditation>> i would like to watch you meditate. >> i meditate at the maul. >> i don't believe it happens. >> i meditate between shopping between stores, except for sears and kmart. >> obviously it is a big deal. >> we haven't really mentioned what i call -- what they call at home depot the donor. sears is a charity donor. >> yeah, we're going to get to shld in a few moments. we'll get cramer's mad dash, one more look at the premarket before we kick off this thursday. more "squawk on the street" from the nyse straight ahead. will your business bready when growth prests itsf? americanxpress open rds can help you ton a n job, or fill a big der expand your office and take on whatever com next. find outow american press cards and servic can help prere you for growth at open.com ♪ >>> sometimes the songs crack me up. i don't know about you. we got a mad dash. it's thursday. and you want to talk about scott's miracle grow? >> the upgrade of the year, happened in the last month of the year. this is a s

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rambunctious kids are no longer sent to the principal's office but to the meditation room. tony dokoupil has the story. >> every day here at robert coleman elementary school with the a mindful moment. 15 minute bchbd yoend of yoga a meditation. see some going on. they can tune me out. you might not expect this thing in west baltimore. but it is actually the vision of two brothers from right here in the neighborhood. it is the morning rush at robert coleman elementary school. >> last name? >> reporter: after the buses arrive and kids pour in, the usual classroom chatter comes to a complete stop. balloon. >> reporter: twice a day more than 300 students take part in a program called mindful moments. they learn to breathe. >> exhale bring your arms down slowly. >> reporter: stretch and block out distractions. >> inhale deeply. >> reporter: you have seen a difference? >> huge difference. >> reporter: the school principal -- >> they taught the students how to redirect their negative energy into something positive. >> reporter: you have seen suspensions go down? >> we have h >> ho

and there are other bits of advice in listening to specific meditations in the morning and there is oneotally free and 2010 smile meditation by tarra brock and listened to every morning by the top performers that i interviewed. i wanted to be able to sit down no matter the problem or goal with a cup of coffee and by the time i finished something to test. >> and just got it this morning and you are are able to pick it out and get something to think about and put it back down and reapproach at a later time considering that everyone is so busy. and after filling 600 pages, who is next on your list. >> a few folks. everyone knows ophrah. >> and jamie fox calls you the ophrah of the internet. >> jamie is a kind guy and arguably the consummate entertainer i have met. there is also a fictional writer who is incredible and so good at so many different areas, i would love to talk to him about the common threads. >> and people are talking he is talking about great people and he's had great success as well. and you posted something on line about the tips that you are passing along for all of us to

after the hour of meditation, they are going to walk to a park here. we'll go with them and have the story at 11:00. jonathan: so sad. thank you. a special parkland drive in aspen hill is shut down after a mercedes-benz hit a woman as she was getting her infant daughter out of the parked car. this happened two hours ago. a postman says the mercedes was driving erratically. they airlifted her to baltimore shock trauma. her infant has le injuries. police are speaking to the other witnesses but no criminal charges have been filed. covering metro tonight all undergoing stations with offer free wi-fi by the end of 2018. right now, six locations, union station, gallery place, judiciary square, metro center, l'enfant plaza have wi-fi as part of a pilot program that was launched in august. metro says 60% of the underground stations should have wi-fi this time next year and the remaining 40% will have it in two years. they are working with four major cell phone companies to provide service in the tunnels. t-shirt weather in december. really? that is what we are

one who has experienced the orgasm of meditation, that's the greatest orgasm. >> what i remember him a low energy. >> i didn't have sex for three years. the ones that had been there a long time had gotten way over it. >> it became the bootyfield. after awhile it was like this spiritual haven of beautiful people that we don't have sex. in fact, everybody's [ bleep ] everybody, but it was on the down-low. >> he took me traveling with him and a few other helpers. >> don't get the camera wet. >> okay. >> i had never felt so good in my life. healthy, loving and loved. i did have my doubts but i worked hard to overcome them. >> to be a person is to be a mask. and you never know who you're talking to behind the mask, the real person is somewhere inside that mask. you had to stand naked in front of god as he's made you in your body of light. the master only represents god on the earth, and if you can stand naked in front of your master, you can stand naked in front of your god. know that. >> so the teacher was a hypnotherapist. he would invite me in for therapy, which he called cleansing. he

>> these are meditation pillows for the stylist meditation maven. you can do them vertically or horizontally. they cushion your bottom so we can meditate in peace which we all need after holidays. now let's talk about cozy pajamas. these are under $50. you are not going to want to take these off. >> and once you put your jammies on, you want to put your head on a pillow. >> you do, but you want to make sure that you're rejuvenating. these are silk pillow cases. they prevent wrinkles, anti-aging and help you not have bedhead and you can have them monogrammed and personalized. >> mini staycation in a box. >> this is from simone leblanc. it comes with a face mask, body candle to bring tranquility into the home and sun tea eye bags. these are made with japanese green tea. they help depuff and destress the eyes. only $8. great little stocking stuffer. >> and then a bath salt shot. >> so this is a shot without the hangover the next day. you drop this in your bathtub and then look, it starts to suds. these are made with essential oils and have really fun n

you can also try a few minutes of mindful meditation.ople who meditate dale vol more positive emotions so start looking for those silver linings. also also have more reason to be optimistic about your future health. >> it's more funs to optimistic. important decision made surrounding billion dollars nfl concussion settlement. who is moving it forward despite some family members... ♪ >> this christmas tune got one guy in a foul mood. he is suing his neighbor. why he's taking his gripe to the courthouse. ♪ >>> parts of midwest still digging out tonight after a storm dumped a blanket of snow over the weekend. many travelers have to make new plans after airlines canceled more than 1400 flights in chicago yesterday. in detroit a plane slid off a runway into grass and snow which is really unusual it runs a well oiled machine in the wintertime there. more snow and freezing rain made for messy commutes today the storm moved into the northeast. >>> it was close call for 11-year-old in maryland after he got stuck in some waist deep mud while he wa

the meditation chapel will be open until 8:00 tonight furnish who wants to pray or -- for anyone who wants to pray or mourn. >>> the lieutenant governor tweeted thinking of the oakland community during this tragic time. thankful for our first responders risking their lives to save others. >> and congresswoman barbara lee tweeted thinking of those we lost in this unimaginable tragedy. >> the 49ers also sent out a tweet. at today's raiders game, the team plans to hold a moment of silence for the victims. that came will be broadcast on kpix. it was a somber start to the warriors game. the crowd there also observed a moment of silence before the game. the warriors are raising money to support the families of fire victims donating proceeds from a raffle held last night and again at tomorrow night's game. at 8:00 a.m., the president of the team will be live in studio to talk about that donation. >> and the a's and raiders have teamed up to announce they will match up to [inaudible] in donations. you can find a link to those donation opportunities at cbssf.com. our coverage of the fire will

. >> on the next "judge james" -- >> what is the purpose of this meditation?icky for a guy who [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we have a good show for you tonight. garth brooks is here. olympic champion and "dancing with the stars" warrior hernandez is here. be right back with casey affleck! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ what's wrong? i'm just sad the holidays are over. they're not over, old navy's having an after holiday sale where it's up to 75% off the entire store. 75% off!? yeah. what is that? i'm celebrating! -don't dump that out! i ju... -yaaaay! zero really can be a hero.ds) get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing, and zero first month's payment on select volkswagen models. right now at the volkswagen sign then drive event. i'm not a customer, but i'm calling about that credit scorecard. give it. sure! it's free for everyone. oh! well that's nice! and checking your score won't hurt your credit. oh! i'm so proud of you. well thank you. free at at