Expert Interviews
Feeling Lonely? Embrace Compassion
In a world driven by competition and comparison, Sharon Salzberg contends shifting our definition of love might be the key to reconnecting to what matters most. Read More 
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Loving-kindness and compassion practices train you to extend warmth and care - first to yourself, then to others. These meditations can shift how you relate to difficult emotions, tough relationships, and your own inner critic.
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Up Your Empathy Game: Practice with Customer Service Calls
We treat customer service reps like disembodied voices—or worse, human vending machines. Explore this practice for making your exchange more human and less transactional. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Can Mindfulness Make Us Less Mean to Our Mates?
Mindfulness shows us not every breath is pleasant. Likewise, not every moment of our love life makes us swoon. Explore a simple technique to see the good in your mate when you need to curb some excessive judgyness. Read More
Focus & Attention
The Science of Staying in Love
This video from BigThink explores what goes on in the brain when we fall in love, and how we can sustain long-term relationships. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
The Most Courageous Self-Care Act: Learning to Say, “I Need Help”
We all know when we’re feeling overwhelmed, but learning to press the pause button starts with being vulnerable enough to claim your healing time. Read More
Focus & Attention
Have You Been Neglecting Your Love Life?
When we develop lazy love habits our deepest relationships suffer. Explore these three steps for awakening passion in your life. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Five Ways Sleep Is Good for Your Relationships
New research highlights how sleep benefits our social lives. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
A Meditation on Freedom, Sex, and Blended Orgasms
Mindful Editor, Anne Alexander takes a meditative romp through the absurdity of sexual hypocrisy, and offers a loving-kindness practice for women's sexual freedom. Read More
Expert Interviews
The Transformative Effects of Mindful Self-Compassion
Leading experts on mindful self-compassion Drs. Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer share how self-kindness, recognition of our humanity, and mindfulness give us the strength to thrive. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
How to Find Your Self-Care Squad
Building communities of care creates a culture of compassion and accountability, inspiring you to be the best version of yourself. Read More
