Anxiety
When Meditation Feels Too Painful
Being in a lot of pain is not a mark of doing it right.
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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
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.
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Calm
3 Ways Prisons Are Becoming Mindful
Prison programs are cropping up that use mindfulness and resilience tools to help men re-enter their communities once released.
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Compassion
Sesame Street Brings Kindness to the Block
Sesame Street taps mindfulness experts to build kindness into its 2017 season.
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Calm
What You Practice Grows Stronger
When it comes to making changes, we all have one habit in common that holds us back: self-judgement. The neuroscience of mindfulness suggests lasting change requires a softer touch.
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Calm
Do Mindful People Have a Stronger Sense of Self?
Mindful people might be happier because they cultivate non-judgmental awareness of their thoughts, which allows them to better understand who they really are, suggests a new study.
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Anxiety
When Avoidance Rules Your Life
Though we often equate compulsions and addictions, researchers are now drawing a sharp distinction between these two behaviors—one is about avoiding and the other about seeking.
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Daily Practices
Try This Movement Practice Before You Meditate
By focusing on the breath while doing some simple mindful movements you can synchronize your mind and body with breath and rhythm.
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Anxiety
How Mindfulness Helps You Cultivate a Teflon Mind
Sometimes negative thoughts and feelings need to roll off of us.
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Anxiety
Present-Moment Awareness Buffers the Effects of Daily Stress
New research shows that present-moment awareness, a key feature of mindfulness, increases stress resilience and well-being.
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