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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Calm
An Awe Walk in Muir Woods 

Tap into a deeper sense of purpose and well-being with the first VR meditation of its kind—A 360 guided mindfulness practice through Muir Woods National Monument. Read More 

  • Dacher Keltner
  • April 11, 2017
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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? Read More 

  • Steven Hickman
  • April 10, 2017
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Health
Anti-Aging? No Thanks 

Denial—even resistance—to getting older is a natural impulse. But what if we embraced our impermanence? Read More 

  • Elaine Smookler
  • April 1, 2017
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Compassion
The Key to Lasting Love 

The secret to lasting love, according to Katie and Gay Hendricks, is to approach love as you would any creative endeavor. Read More 

  • Leslie Duncan Childs
  • April 1, 2017
Anxiety
This is Your Anxious Brain on Meditation 

Mindfulness asks us to simply notice the storylines we create in our minds without trying to change them. Meditation gives us the space to choose not to react to those things that trigger our anxiety. Read More 

  • Barry Boyce and Mindful Staff
  • March 31, 2017
Anxiety
How to Stop Your Stories From Running Your Life 

Research shows us that we not only have the capacity to pay attention to and stop the chatter of our stories, but we can also reduce our stress, rewire our brains, and reinvent our relationships by responding to them differently. Read More 

  • B Grace Bullock PhD
  • March 27, 2017
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