How Your Brain Creates Your Sense of Self
Our powerful brains allow us to imagine and evaluate different scenarios in the past and future. But when we shift our attention to the present, our minds can quiet down. Read More
Our powerful brains allow us to imagine and evaluate different scenarios in the past and future. But when we shift our attention to the present, our minds can quiet down. Read More
Find out what the Mindful editors are reading and listening to this season. Read More
Founding Editor Barry Boyce and Managing Editor Stephanie Domet talk (via Zoom, while socially distancing during COVID-19) about a recent spoof of mindfulness in the hilarious BBC series Fleabag. Plus, what’s on the Mindful Vulgarian’s mind during these strange and often sad days. Read More
Sharon Begley explores the science of self-insight and the research on how much you should know about yourself before it becomes detrimental to your health. Read More
An online mindfulness program may help to bolster the effect of psychotherapy for those suffering from depression, a new study finds. Read More
Making smart lifestyle choices now will support the health of your brain for years to come. Read More
Along with newer children’s books about mindfulness, many beloved picture books also offer mindful messages about kindness, friendship, and contemplating the world around us. Here are a few of our favorites. Read More
Is there a link between your breath and free will? A new study by a team of researchers in Switzerland may surprise you. Read More
The mind often wanders in meditation—and it’s normal. Elisha Goldstein, psychologist and founder of the Mindful Living Collective, explores how to deal with both important and irrelevant ideas that come up. Read More
Consider reading aloud an engaging alternative to zoning out with Netflix. Here are a few ways you can incorporate mindful reading into your mindfulness practice. Read More