INTERRUPTER: Stop and Smell the Roses
No, really. 1) Locate a flower in field of vision. 2) Stop.
3) Lean in and sniff. Wow.
MINDFUL MAGAZINE
April 2013 Issue
Contents list for the magazine's print edition—plus web extras (
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Health Care: New and Improved
Three stories of people who take a hands-on approach to their own health care. By Emma Seppala
Sidebar: Doctor not listening? 5 ways to change that
Raising Baltimore—One Child at a Time
Children in one of the city’s toughest neighborhoods find calm and confidence with the help of three young men who teach them yoga and meditation. By Carsten Knox
Sidebar: Ali and Atman Smith and Andy Gonzalez share tips to help kids find calm
Is Mindfulness Good for Business?
Management professor Jeremy Hunter looks for answers
Sidebar: Your Mind at Work
New ways to tackle the thorniest workplace problems. Download our handy chart.
Still on the Road
Travel can be thrilling, challenging, disorienting—but for Pico Iyer there is peace in unfamiliar places
Contributors
From the Founders
Being Mindful: Now is the Time.
Are You Mindful? Tell the World
Now
How one mother fights for teens • Learn how to change your mindset • New film documents the work of neuroscientist Richie Davidson • It’s time to redefine winning • Research Roundup • Art that looks back at you • What they don’t teach at the police academy • Get mindful reminders on your phone (and more app reviews)
Bookmark This
The writings, recordings, and apps that are capturing our attention now
Mindful–Mindless
Our take on who’s paying attention and who’s not
One Taste
Crunch & Spice: Angela Mears reconsiders the radish, with recipes by Béatrice Peltre
Body/Mind
Diving Deep: Scuba diving triggered fear for Elizanda de la Sota, but she didn’t let it stop her
Mind vs. Brain
In her first column, Sharon Begley compares “brain talk” to “mind talk”
In Practice
Techniques: Take a Moment to Get Grounded
A Practice for Posture
At Work
Avoid the Office Minefield
Dealing with generation gaps at the office and a boss who talks trash
Ask Ms. Mindful
A husband who spends too much • A fiancé with cold feet • What to do with a gloomy teen
Insight
Meditation: Start Here
Sharon Salzberg offers practical tools to deepen concentration, mindfulness, and compassion
MindSpace
Maira Kalman draws on meditation for her first illustration for our back page
Glimpse: A peek into this issue's MindSpace
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Now on newsstands: The second issue of Mindful magazine. Check out the online extras on Mindful.org.
Here's a selection:
MINDFUL BLOGS
How can mindfulness help? Elisha Goldstein, Mindful's mental health blogger, looks beyond teen exam stress.
Steph Tlalka: Meditation vacuum cleaner?
Carsten Knox: Stay connected to nature.