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Explore the link between mindfulness and health. Articles, tips, and exercises aimed at improving your mental and physical well-being

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Work
The Law of Mindfulness 

Barry Boyce profiles three mindfulness programs for lawyers that promote a more effective, sustainable justice system—for more on this check out the livestream of Creating a Mindful Society. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 26, 2010
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Work
Taking Back the Time 

Have we equated productivity with speed? Margaret Wheatley explains how slowing down just might be the difference between ideas and action. Read More 

  • Margaret Wheatley
  • August 26, 2010
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Compassion
Coming Home 

Michael Stroud, unsure about how to be both a Buddhist and a Jew, talks with well-known Buddhists who have returned home to Judaism. They’ve found it fulfilling to practice both Buddhism and the religion of their birth. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 25, 2010
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Relationships
Can I Be Honest with You? 

Telling the truth requires that you know the truth. Mindfulness meditation, says Cyndi Lee, helps us see the ways we deceive others—and ourselves.  Read More 

  • Cyndi Lee
  • August 25, 2010
A group of four airplane passengers, each in their respective seats: Seat 12-F, an elderly man appreciating the beauty seen with age; Seat 5-B, a young woman learning to trust her instincts while traveling; Seat 42-C, a man whose children changed his worldview; and Seat 17-A, a woman mourning but gradually finding each day a bit easier.
Relationships
Wisdom in the Next Seat 

A chance meeting on a plane reminds Sylvia Boorstein that striking up a conversation with a stranger and being truly interested in what they say can lead to unexpected insights. Read More 

  • Sylvia Boorstein
  • August 25, 2010
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Kids and Teens
8 Mindful Practices for Parents 

Author Karen Maezen Miller offers quick and practical guidelines for maintaining a mindfulness practice throughout your day. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 24, 2010
A firefighter in yellow protective gear and helmet stands with a shovel facing a large grass fire, with flames and smoke rising against a backdrop of blue sky. The ground around is charred from the fire.
Work
Inhale, Exhale, Fight Fire 

Barry Boyce reports on a group of firefighters who are employing mindfulness techniques in the workplace, encouraging situational awareness and saving lives. Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • August 24, 2010
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