In March, nearly one-third of adults in the United States reported that worry and stress over COVID-19 was taking a toll on their mental health, according to a poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation. By mid-July, that number had jumped to 53 percent.
Here, spiritual counselor Philip Goldberg, author of Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times: Powerful Tools to Cultivate Calm, Clarity, and Courage, offers a guided meditation, designed to access wisdom and provide comfort by cultivating a spiritual community—or what he considers an essential part of building and sustaining a foundation of peaceful strength in an ever-changing world.