Stumbling on Happiness
Are we just too stupid to be happy? Daniel Gilbert, Psychologist and author of Stumbling on Happiness, reveals some of the common mental mistakes that defeat our search for happiness. Read More
Articles by Mindful Staff
Expert Interviews
Creativity
Through the Looking Glass
Literature and legends, fables and falsehoods—novelist Anne Donovan on paying attention and finding insight though story. Read More
Depression & Grief
Rebirth
After experiencing a painful break-up, Misha Becker discovers that in every moment is a death and a rebirth. In the gap is the opportunity for healing and a fresh start. Read More
Depression & Grief
Death Don’t Have No Mercy: A Memoir of a Mother’s Death
When the time comes is it possible to override the instinct to hold on? Mariana Caplan chronicles the intimate and universal experience of her mother’s death, recounting the resistance, the acceptance, and the many unplanned feelings in between. Read More
Kids & Teens
Contemplative Education
Barry Boyce on three university educators who have begun to integrate mindfulness into their lives and work. Click here to watch related footage from the Creating a Mindful Society conference. Read More
Eating & Body Image
What to Eat in the Morning?
Food writer John Thorne, author of Pot on the Fire, muses over breakfast—its purpose, its constitution and what it means for your day. Read More
Magazine
The Law of Mindfulness
Barry Boyce profiles three mindfulness programs for lawyers that promote a more effective, sustainable justice system—for more on this check out the livestream of Creating a Mindful Society. Read More
Magazine
Don’t Be So Sure
Margaret Wheatley explains why now, more than ever, we need a curiosity and a willingness to sit in uncertainty. Read More
Expert Interviews
Victory Reveals Itself
We may not be generals, presidents or CEO’s, but conflict is still an inescapable part of our lives. The Art of War, says James Gimian, teaches us the profound art of “taking whole,” the victory that everyone shares in. Read More
Books & Reviews
The Green Path
In her book, Mindfully Green, Stephanie Kaza argues that environmentalism must be about more than the personal actions we take or the public policies we support. To be truly transformative, it must change the way we see ourselves, our world, and the relationship between the two. Read More
