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

Sharon Begley: Remembering a Top-Flight Science Journalist
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Sharon Begley: Remembering a Top-Flight Science Journalist

In a final note to our readers, Sharon Begley, our longtime science columnist, told us to “never stop wondering.” Read More

How Kindness Can Get Lost in Communication
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How Kindness Can Get Lost in Communication

Founding Editor Barry Boyce muses on the messiness of communicating, and how finding the deeper meanings of words may require some inner searching. Read More

A Guided Practice to Connect with What Matters Now
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A Guided Practice to Connect with What Matters Now

It's so easy to get caught up in the chatter of our own thoughts. Founding Editor Barry Boyce guides us through a practice to cut through the noise and take time for what matters. Read More

It’s Time to Change, and to Inspire Change
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It’s Time to Change, and to Inspire Change

Mindful commits to do more to counteract bias, racism, inequality, and exclusion—in its practices and in its products and programming. Read More

7 Ways Mindfulness Could Support Compassionate Policing
Loving-Kindness & Compassion

7 Ways Mindfulness Could Support Compassionate Policing

Founding Editor Barry Boyce considers what contribution mindfulness practice might make to the change people are seeking in police departments. Read More

Meditation Teacher Sharon Salzberg Talks About the Power of Loving-Kindness
Expert Interviews

Meditation Teacher Sharon Salzberg Talks About the Power of Loving-Kindness

Founding editor Barry Boyce talks with his dear friend Sharon Salzberg about attention, resilience, anger, and the need to be kinder to ourselves and the world. Read More

It’s Funny Because It’s (Sometimes) True
Expert Interviews

It’s Funny Because It’s (Sometimes) True

Founding Editor Barry Boyce and Managing Editor Stephanie Domet talk (via Zoom, while socially distancing during COVID-19) about a recent spoof of mindfulness in the hilarious BBC series Fleabag. Plus, what’s on the Mindful Vulgarian’s mind during these strange and often sad days. Read More

Learning About Mindfulness Through the Show Fleabag
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Learning About Mindfulness Through the Show Fleabag

Founding editor Barry Boyce explores the differences between a one-stop mindfulness experience and a lifelong mindfulness practice. Read More

Two Mindful Ways to Stop Touching Your Face
Focus & Attention

Two Mindful Ways to Stop Touching Your Face

You know by now you should avoid touching your face. Here’s how mindfulness can help with that. Read More

Take a 3-Day Mindfulness Journey: 6 Practices for Spring
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Take a 3-Day Mindfulness Journey: 6 Practices for Spring

Let your brilliance shine with three days of guided mindfulness practices to revitalize body and mind and help you shift into springtime. Read More

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