INTERRUPTER: Stop and Smell the Roses
No, really. 1) Locate a flower in field of vision. 2) Stop.
3) Lean in and sniff. Wow.
in YOUR LIFE
Read inspiring and moving stories by people facing life’s challenges with mindfulness and compassion, and learn how to enrich your own life through art and creativity, sports and recreation, and your own spiritual practice.
Change the way you take pictures—and change the way you see the world, say Andy Karr and Michael Wood.
For Jesse Jacobs, the way to connect is through tea—not the internet. Barry Boyce talks to Jacobs about his philosophy and his tea lounge, Samovar.
Gardening without earbuds lets you hear yourself and your body, says Nancy Darling.
The web is a-buzz with self-help of the auricular persuasion. But is the underlying message—you’re doing it wrong—the best note to leave the conversation on?
Natalie Goldberg’s bestseller Writing Down the Bones inspired thousands to take up writing as a spiritual practice. Now she teaches us the art of memoir. In this exclusive excerpt from her new book, Old Friend from Far Away, Goldberg offers some lessons on exploring and understanding our personal history.
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How can mindfulness help? Elisha Goldstein, Mindful's mental health blogger, looks beyond teen exam stress.
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