Author / Teacher

Barry Boyce

Barry Boyce is Founding Editor of Mindful and Mindful.org. A longtime meditation practitioner and teacher—as well as a professional writer and editor— he is the editor of and a primary contributor to The Mindfulness Revolution: Leading Psychologists, Scientists, Artists, and Meditation Teachers on the Power of Mindfulness in Daily Life. Barry also worked closely with Congressman Tim Ryan, as developmental editor, on A Mindful Nation and The Real Food Revolution. Barry serves on the board of directors of the Foundation for a Mindful Society and the Centre for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto as well as on the advisory board of Peace in Schools, in Portland, Oregon.

Articles by Barry Boyce

Defining Mindfulness
Getting Started

Defining Mindfulness

Founding editor Barry Boyce on where mindfulness comes from and where it can go from here. Read More

The Magnificent, Mysterious, Wild, Connected and Interconnected Brain
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The Magnificent, Mysterious, Wild, Connected and Interconnected Brain

Our brain is like a wild, raging electrical storm that wondrously enables us to make our way. Yet a lot of mindfulness literature makes it sound like a very simple machine. Two leading neuroscientists suggest better ways to think and talk about the brain and the mind. Read More

Using Science to Start a Conversation
Magazine

Using Science to Start a Conversation

Editor-in-Chief Barry Boyce on the importance of questioning everything we think we know. Read More

We Don’t Need Silencing, But We Do Need Silence
Magazine

We Don’t Need Silencing, But We Do Need Silence

Communicating in an authentic way, so that we’re not just adding noise, is going to take a lot of disrupting silence. Read More

How Grassroots Mindfulness Fuels Mental Health Support
Magazine

How Grassroots Mindfulness Fuels Mental Health Support

To make mindfulness accessible, you need to go into communities that aren't attending the conventional mindfulness classes. Editor-in-Chief Barry Boyce visits the Centre for Mindful Studies in Toronto where frontline workers train clients in mindfulness. Read More

When Mindfulness and Racism Intersect
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When Mindfulness and Racism Intersect

Point of View Podcast Episode 7: Exploring how we’re missing out on the joys of our rich human community, and how mindfulness can help us dismantle the subtle patterns and habits that separate us from each other. Read More

Why Mindfulness is for Everyone
Getting Started

Why Mindfulness is for Everyone

Editor-in-Chief Barry Boyce on why mindfulness is not something for a select few. It's our human birthright. Read More

Get Real with Everything: A Savoring Practice
Eating & Body Image

Get Real with Everything: A Savoring Practice

Editor-in-Chief Barry Boyce challenged himself to a week-long savoring practice and discovered 7 ways it shifted his perspective. Read More

Mental Health for All
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Mental Health for All

Editor in Chief Barry Boyce on why meditation shows promise for your mental health. Read More

The Science of Mindfulness: A Healthy, Growing Baby
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The Science of Mindfulness: A Healthy, Growing Baby

Editor-in-Chief Barry Boyce on the path forward for effective mindfulness research. Read More

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