Feel Like You Need Support “Adulting” These Days? Meditation Can Help.
The crack team at How to Adult takes on basic seated meditation. Take 5 minutes and follow the demonstration. Read More
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Elaine Smookler on How Setbacks Can Breed Resilience
Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and happiness, accepting a certain amount of emotional "roughage" in our diet may be the key to thriving. Read More
Depression & Grief
Looking Honestly at the Challenges of Mindfulness Practices
While the challenges of mindfulness practices are real, research confirms that mindfulness can also be helpful in preventing relapses into depression and reduce healthcare visits. Read More
Kids & Teens
Meditation in Public Schools: Pro or Con?
Does meditation help students navigate stressful thoughts, or set them up to be more passive? A look into the debate around meditation in schools. Read More
Focus & Attention
Meditation is Mental Fitness — If You Do It This Way
Meditation can boost focus and resilience, says Daniel Goleman, but only if we practice this key mental rep. Read More
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The Healing Power of Wild Places
Spending time in nature makes us happier, boosts our immune system, and increases our attention span. Read More
Gratitude
The Amazing Effects of Gratitude
Practicing gratitude can have a positive effect on both body and mind. Here's how to practice gratitude in your own life. Read More
Depression & Grief
Find Happiness by Embracing All of Your Emotions
The pursuit of happiness can hinder certain aspects of well-being—like building resilience when we experience setbacks. Read More
Breathing Meditations
How to Use the Breath to Strengthen Your Mind
Mind and breath—a shift in one impacts the other. We can train our breath to influence our emotional state, and loosen the grip of stress and anxiety. Read More
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Why Your Brain Loves Kindness
Daniel Goleman explores how loving-kindness practices impact both early and advanced meditators in this video. Read More
