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How to Meditate 

When we meditate, we inject far-reaching and long-lasting benefits into our lives: We lower our stress levels, we get to know our pain, we connect better, we improve our focus, and we're kinder to ourselves. Let us walk you through the basics in our new mindful guide on how to meditate. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • November 14, 2022
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Anxiety
How Hardship Can Help Us Grow Toward Joy 

Sometimes the challenges we face can help nudge us to make much-needed changes. Psychologist and behavioral scientist Mike Rucker offers tips for recognizing opportunities to nurture joy. Read More 

  • Mike Rucker
  • November 1, 2022
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Anxiety
7 Mindfulness Books We Can’t Wait for You to Read 

From a manifesto on the radical power of rest to an account of teaching yoga and mindfulness to children in West Baltimore, here are the new mindful books and podcasts you won’t want to miss. Read More 

  • Ava Whitney-Coulter, Barry Boyce, Kylee Ross, and Amber Tucker
  • October 25, 2022
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Difficult Experiences & Emotions
Pain Opens a Door 

Mindfulness teacher Vidyamala Burch opens up about her firsthand experience with the power of mindfulness and compassion to support those living with chronic pain. Read More 

  • Ava Whitney-Coulter
  • October 25, 2022
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Difficult Experiences & Emotions
A Mindful Guide to Navigating Difficult Emotions 

World-renowned meditation teachers and researchers describe why courageously turning toward and meeting difficult emotions with kind awareness and self-compassion is so transformational. Read More 

  • Caren Osten Gerszberg
  • October 13, 2022
Anxiety
How Practicing Loving-Kindness Helped Me Find My Place in the World 

For Jane Anne Staw, the war in Ukraine increased the anxiety she was already feeling, with climate change, mass shootings, political upheaval and COVID. A reminder about the power of loving-kindness meditation helped her find her footing—and her connection with the world at large. Read More 

  • Jane Anne Staw
  • September 20, 2022
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