Author / Teacher

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 and is the coauthor of The Breathing Book with Olivia Weisser. He teaches at Harvard Medical School.

Articles by Christopher Willard

A Seven-Minute Mindful Phone Practice
Focus & Attention

A Seven-Minute Mindful Phone Practice

Follow this guided meditation to become more aware of emotions and body sensations when you use your phone. Read More

Helping Children Take a Mindful SEAT to Calm Down
Kids & Teens

Helping Children Take a Mindful SEAT to Calm Down

A simple mindful exercise to help older children manage feelings of overwhelm, stay in the present moment, and not get caught up in strong emotions and thoughts. Read More

When Your Kid is the Bully

Kids & Teens

When Your Kid is the Bully


Seven mindful strategies to help your children learn from their mistakes and heal the rifts they create with those around them. Read More

A Mindful Kids Practice: The Breath Ball
Breathing Meditations

A Mindful Kids Practice: The Breath Ball

Kids can learn the basics of mindfulness — how to follow the breath — using a timeless toy: an expandable ball called a Hoberman sphere. Read More

Help Your Kids Let Go of Stuff
Kids & Teens

Help Your Kids Let Go of Stuff

By engaging children’s imagination and natural compassion we can help them live a simpler, more mindful life. Read More

The Science of Fidget Spinners: Mindful or Mindless?
Focus & Attention

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. Read More

A Simple Strategy for Creating New Habits
Focus & Attention

A Simple Strategy for Creating New 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. Read More

A Holiday Gift for Your Stressed-Out Self
Mindfulness For

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. Read More

A Primer on Living in a Time of Fear
Magazine

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. Read More

Be a Mindful Travel Warrior
Meditation Practices

Be a Mindful Travel Warrior

3 ways to bring mindful awareness to the literal ups and downs of travel. Read More

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