Health

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

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Anxiety
How to Meet Loss and Pain Without Fear 

By practicing compassion we can open the heart to the universality of the human condition with clarity, allowing us to respond to difficulty with balance and care. Read More 

  • Willem Kuyken
  • October 10, 2019
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Calm
Binge-Watching the Stories in Your Head 

Stories can help us make sense of a complicated world—but when we become stuck in fixed ideas of how things should be, we miss out on the opportunity to accept things as they are. Read More 

  • Jay Vidyarthi
  • October 8, 2019
How to let someone take care of you
Calm
Why It’s So Hard to Let Others Care For You 

One of the hardest things to do is to admit you need help— second only to receiving that help when it’s offered. Here’s a practice to help you remember that you deserve to be cared for. Read More 

  • Patricia Rockman and Evan Collins
  • October 3, 2019
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Calm
Seven Ways to Slow Down 

When you feel stressed out, overworked, and frazzled, it’s often a case of taking on too much, too fast. Here’s how to slow down and simplify. Read More 

  • Nicole Bayes-Fleming
  • September 27, 2019
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