Calm
Why You Need a Self-Care Plan
Shelly Tygielski offers a three-step exercise to help you get started with your own self-care plan—no bubble bath required.
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Health
Explore the link between mindfulness and health. Articles, tips, and exercises aimed at improving your mental and physical well-being
Calm
The Breath is Your Superpower: 3 Ways to Help Kids Reset
Breathing practice doesn't have to be boring. With our kids we can find fun ways to reset and give ourselves and our days a fresh start.
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Compassion
Why Gifting Experiences Might Be the Best Idea This Year
“Just the right thing” may not be a thing at all. By giving experiences instead of things, we can focus on the real goals of exchanging gifts.
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Anxiety
Being vs Doing: The Difference Between “Being” and “Doing”
How our goal-setting mind causes us to fixate on one track, and how we can become more responsive to the richness and complexity that each moment presents.
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12 Minute Meditation
Try the HALT Practice to Tune In to What Your Body Needs
Sometimes we need to drop into our body to discern what we need in this moment. The four questions in this practice allow us to self-regulate by attending to what our difficult emotions or physical sensations may be telling us.
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Compassion
How to Hold Boundaries with Skill and Care
Setting and holding boundaries can be challenging, even if you’re not a people-pleaser. The key is communicating clearly to cut down on conflict and increase freedom—for those on both sides of the line.
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Work
Creating Space for Relief When You’re Teetering on the Edge of Burnout
Burnout isn’t an individual problem, it’s a collective challenge and a byproduct of unkind systems in our world. The good news is that these systems were created by people, which means they can be updated.
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Kids and Teens
How WholeSchool Mindfulness is Empowering Entire School Communities
Ben Painter and Selena La’Chelle Collazo believe that mindfulness should be foundational learning for all students, and they’re teaching schools how to bring that vision to life.
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Work
5 Ways to Navigate Workplace Stress as a Team
By anticipating when a stressful event is on the horizon, and preparing to respond together, workers can reduce individual stress and burnout while transforming how they relate to workplace challenges.
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Compassion
No One is Immune From Burnout at Work
Even at Mindful magazine, we have to work hard to make sure we’re not teetering on the edge of burnout. Editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock shares how she and her staff hold kind space for each other, while holding each other accountable.
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