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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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Anxiety
How to Cultivate the Resources for Resilience 

Your basic needs can be matched by the mental resources we all possess, like courage or gratitude. Grow your inner strengths with this four-step HEAL framework to make you more resilient when challenges arise. Read More 

  • Rick Hanson and Forrest Hanson
  • May 9, 2018
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Calm
How to Find Your Best Possible Self 

Does imagining your future make you more happy—or more anxious? Taking just 15 minutes every day to write down what you want to do in the future can help you realize what's most important to you, and put you on a path to achieving you goals. [Podcast] Read More 

  • Dacher Keltner
  • May 4, 2018
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Calm
How to Recognize Your Inner Critic 

There's a tiny voice in the back of our minds that plays off our greatest anxieties, giving its dialogue an addictive quality. Here is a guided meditation to help loosen the grip of problematic thought loops that keep us mired in self-criticism. Read More 

  • Sharon Salzberg
  • May 3, 2018
Forks
Daily Practices
Rethink Your Food Cravings with the Art of Savoring 

Emotional eating fulfills a real need in our bodies, but goes off kilter when we don't check in with our minds. Strike a balance between momentary cravings and long-term nourishment with these four steps. Read More 

  • Marsha Hudnall
  • May 2, 2018
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Calm
What Does It Mean to Be Grateful? 

Gratitude isn't just in our head: It takes root in our heart and in our senses, for one beautiful moment...and then the next. Here are three ways to practice gratitude, from a.m. to p.m. Read More 

  • Elaine Smookler
  • April 26, 2018
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Calm
10 Steps for Mindful Conflict Resolution 

In order to teach teens resilience we need to model it. Practice these 10 steps in order to build your sense of confidence, well-being, and acceptance of challenging situations. Read More 

  • Whitney Stewart
  • April 25, 2018
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Compassion
Three Simple Ways Parents Can Practice Self-Compassion 

Do you beat yourself up for being a bad parent? There’s an alternative. Recent research suggests self-compassion may be a resource for resiliency. Explore these three small acts of kindness to build compassion for yourself. Read More 

  • Maryam Abdullah
  • April 24, 2018
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