Calm

Discover tranquility with Mindful.org's calm category, your sanctuary for peace and serenity. Our resources are meticulously crafted to guide you into a state of deep relaxation and calmness. From soothing articles to calming practices and stress-reduction techniques, we provide a variety of content to help you reduce anxiety, quiet your mind, and embrace a more peaceful life. Whether you need a moment of respite in a busy day or strategies for long-term stress management, our calm category is here to support your journey towards lasting serenity.

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Calm
Manage Big Parenting Feelings Before They Manage You 

Huge parenting misnomer: we need to protect our kids from our negative feelings. The truth: it’s easier to lose control when we’re focused on stopping our emotions. Carla Naumburg explores seven practices to help you build resilience during tense parenting moments. Read More 

  • Carla Naumburg
  • May 11, 2018
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How to Cultivate the Resources for Resilience 

Your basic needs can be matched by the mental resources we all possess, like courage or gratitude. Grow your inner strengths with this four-step HEAL framework to make you more resilient when challenges arise. Read More 

  • Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson
  • May 9, 2018
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Calm
How to Find Your Best Possible Self 

Does imagining your future make you more happy—or more anxious? Taking just 15 minutes every day to write down what you want to do in the future can help you realize what's most important to you, and put you on a path to achieving you goals. [Podcast] Read More 

  • Dacher Keltner
  • May 4, 2018
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Calm
How to Recognize Your Inner Critic 

There's a tiny voice in the back of our minds that plays off our greatest anxieties, giving its dialogue an addictive quality. Here is a guided meditation to help loosen the grip of problematic thought loops that keep us mired in self-criticism. Read More 

  • Sharon Salzberg
  • May 3, 2018
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Calm
What Does It Mean to Be Grateful? 

Gratitude isn't just in our head: It takes root in our heart and in our senses, for one beautiful moment...and then the next. Here are three ways to practice gratitude, from a.m. to p.m. Read More 

  • Elaine Smookler
  • April 26, 2018
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10 Steps for Mindful Conflict Resolution 

In order to teach teens resilience we need to model it. Practice these 10 steps in order to build your sense of confidence, well-being, and acceptance of challenging situations. Read More 

  • Whitney Stewart
  • April 25, 2018
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Calm
How to Be a Resilient Parent 

Children learn more from what you do than what you say, so your resilience—the way they watch you approach adversity—affects theirs. Explore these mindful strategies for building awareness around challenging experiences. Read More 

  • Mark Bertin
  • April 17, 2018
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