The Science of Fidget Spinners: Mindful or Mindless?
A look a the science of fidgeting—Plus 5 games that use fidget spinners to make mindfulness accessible and help it stick with both kids and adults.
→Author: Christopher Willard
Christopher Willard
Christopher Willard, PsyD, is a psychologist and educational consultant based in Boston, specializing in mindfulness for adolescents and young adults. He has been practicing meditation for over fifteen years. He currently serves on the board of directors at the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy and the Mindfulness in Education Network. Dr. Willard has published five books on contemplative practice, including Growing Up Mindful. He teaches at Harvard Medical School.
A Simple Strategy for Halting Old Habits
Four research-backed tips that will help you stave off temptation, follow through on your goals, and shift out of old habits and into new ones.
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A Holiday Gift for Your Stressed-Out Self
Try this short mindfulness practice the next time you feel triggered, tired, frazzled, or ready to fight—Consider it your mindfulness ACE in the hole.
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A Primer on Living in a Time of Fear
How to mindfully attend to and befriend fear so you can shift away from your “fight or flight” response to fear and maybe even let it go.
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Be a Mindful Travel Warrior
3 ways to bring mindful awareness to the literal ups and downs of travel.
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A Simple Mindful Cell Phone Practice
Here’s a short mindfulness practice to help you notice your reactions to the beeps and buzzes of your phone, and become aware of the stories and urges and emotions that it can bring up.
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6 Ways to Practice Mindful Eating
Informal mindfulness practices for those of us who don’t have five minutes to contemplate a raisin.
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Two Simple Mindfulness Practices For Back-To-School
Teachers and parents can help kids regulate, shift, and stabilize their energy and mood, allowing for a little more silence and a little more focus.
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A Father’s Day Gift of Mindfulness
Try this basic mediation for allowing thoughts to roll by like clouds—A gift to us all for Father’s Day.
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A Basic Meditation to Strengthen Neural Connections
Rewire your brain so that mindfulness and compassion are the automatic response to stress.
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