Anxiety
Using Mindfulness for Mental Health
A conversation with Patricia Rockman, of The Centre for Mindfulness Studies, about when mindfulness should be used for mental health and when it shouldn't.
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Mental Health
Mindful.org's mental health category is a compassionate space dedicated to supporting your psychological well-being. Our expertly curated content offers insights into mindfulness practices that foster emotional balance, resilience, and healing. From in-depth articles to practical tips and guided exercises, discover how mindfulness can be a transformative tool in managing stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges, promoting a healthier, more mindful life.
Anxiety
The ABCs of Emotions
A practical framework for becoming aware of and working with emotional intensity and transforming emotional struggle into inner wisdom.
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Anxiety
Smart Phone, Lazy Brain
We still call them “phones,” but they are seldom used for talking. They have become like a substitute for memory—and other brain functions. Is that good for us in the long run?
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Anxiety
How to Handle Big Emotions During Group Meditation
The trick is to keep challenging feelings from overwhelming you—to have them simply inform how you feel instead.
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Anxiety
Feeling Separate When You’re Anxious: Two Mindfulness Practices to Reconnect
Feeling isolated can exacerbate anxiousness—Here are two MBSR practices to help you get back in touch with the emerging moment, in touch with yourself, and with other people.
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Anxiety
How to Meditate When You’re Anxious
When you're feeling anxious and jittery, try an alternative to seated meditation.
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Anxiety
Confessions of an Anxious Meditator
The poster-child picture of the meditator is often someone with a blissed-out beatific smile, looking as if they are about to float into space. In fact, meditation puts us in touch with the anxiety we all carry as living, breathing human beings. And that’s why it can be so helpful.
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Anxiety
When You’re Depressed: Is There Room to “Let Go”?
You can’t push away a panic attack. But what happens when you let it play out? Writer and mindfulness teacher Ed Halliwell on how mindfulness helps him navigate anxiety and depression.
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Anxiety
How Mindfulness Stops You from Being a Slave to Your Bad Habits
Three ways mindfulness can prime the brain for healthier habits.
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Anxiety
The Upside of Sadness
It’s never fun, but over the course of a lifetime, sadness visits us all. What if instead of resisting, you could welcome it in and listen to what it has to say?
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