Compassion

Dive into the world of compassion through mindful practices, articles, and advice. Learn to empathize better and spread kindness in your community.

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10 Mindfulness Books You’ll Want to Read This Fall 

Dive into an emotion-centered approach to the climate crisis, a delicious guide to mindful cooking, the embodied science of anxiety, and much more in these new books and podcasts. Read More 

  • Amber Tucker, Ava Whitney-Coulter, Stephanie Domet, Barry Boyce, and Kylee Ross
  • September 8, 2022
The Space to Feel
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The Space to Feel 

Letting ourselves be present with our full spectrum of emotions as we do in meditation can help us understand that this inner state of allowing is always within us. Read More 

  • Heather Hurlock
  • August 16, 2022
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Why You Should Invite Your Inner Demons to Tea 

When it feels like a storm is brewing inside you—a potent mix of anxiety, jealousy, anger, and other difficult emotions—you might be inclined to turn away. But that rarely makes them dissipate, so you might as well invite them in and get to know them better. Read More 

  • Elaine Smookler
  • August 16, 2022
Can We Have Compassionate Tech?
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Can We Have Compassionate Tech? 

Aden Van Noppen, founder of compassionate tech company Mobius, answers our questions about how technology hijacks attention and how we can foster a healthier relationship with our screens. Read More 

  • Ava Whitney-Coulter
  • August 16, 2022
What’s Worrying You?
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What’s Worrying You? 

Mindful readers open up about their worries and share what’s helping them navigate difficult times. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 16, 2022
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10 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement: 2022 

In our fourth annual focus on women leaders of the mindfulness movement, ten women share what they’ve learned about living a life of meaning and purpose and how cultivating happiness fits into the equation. Read More 

  • Amber Tucker, Ava Whitney-Coulter, Kylee Ross, Oyinda Lagunju, and Stephanie Domet
  • July 16, 2022
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