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Carsten Knox

Carsten Knox is a freelance writer and former associate editor of Mindful.

Articles by Carsten Knox

4 Simple Ways to Bring Nature Into Your Busy Life
Magazine

4 Simple Ways to Bring Nature Into Your Busy Life

Three garden experts share how they connect with nature and offer some tips on how you can bring a little greenery into your life. Read More

All in the Same Boat
Kids & Teens

All in the Same Boat

Teenagers leave the comforts of home and phone, live together on a tiny boat, and discover how to be alone and how to pull together. It’s not easy, but it’s unforgettable. Read More

3 Mindfulness Exercises You Can Try with Your Kids
Kids & Teens

3 Mindfulness Exercises You Can Try with Your Kids

If you build a game around it, kids will be drawn to mindfulness. Read More

How Learning to Drive Stick Got Me Unstuck
Focus & Attention

How Learning to Drive Stick Got Me Unstuck

Carston Knox was in his 40s when driving lessons gave him the chance to relate to his automatic behaviors in a new way. Read More

Craving to Quit
Expert Interviews

Craving to Quit

Mindful speaks to Craving to Quit founder Judson Brewer about the research behind the smoking-cessation program and accompanying app.  Read More

How to Be Alone, Mindfully (video)
Guided Meditations

How to Be Alone, Mindfully (video)

Your brain needs downtime. Why not spend some time with yourself? Read More

john powell’s Affirmative Mindfulness
Expert Interviews

john powell’s Affirmative Mindfulness

To counter our tendency to segregate, powell looks at how mindfulness can help us overcome fears of others and the anger and racism they generate.  Read More

What Scaling Mountains Taught Me About Mindfulness
Magazine

What Scaling Mountains Taught Me About Mindfulness

Steph Davis likes to go back again and again to the same climbs. Every time, they’re subtly di erent. Read More

Is Mindfulness the Secret to Being a Good Dancer?
Creativity

Is Mindfulness the Secret to Being a Good Dancer?

Alexandra Caluen talks to Carsten Knox about the magic that happens when it all comes together on the dance floor. Read More

Focusing on the Present Moment to Overcome Fear
Focus & Attention

Focusing on the Present Moment to Overcome Fear

Scuba diving triggered fear for Elizanda de la Sota, but she didn’t let that stop her. As told to Carsten Knox. Read More

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