Focus & Attention
Meditation is Mental Fitness — If You Do It This Way
Meditation can boost focus and resilience, says Daniel Goleman, but only if we practice this key mental rep. Read More 
Meditation can boost focus and resilience, says Daniel Goleman, but only if we practice this key mental rep. Read More
New research explores the relationship between the pace and intentionality of your breathing, and the brain networks involved in mood, attention, and body awareness. Read More
Mindfulness is often taught to and by middle-aged white women, but some of the most intense and interesting work is being offered to diverse and disenfranchised communities—bringing our cultural and class biases out into the open. Read More
As the program innovation leader in mindfulness, trauma, and racial equity at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Jenée Johnson is developing a new way to talk about trauma, race and bias. Read More
Seeing the Truth of Inequality: We all want to believe that we’ve earned what we have, but true equality begins when we’re willing to see how the circumstances of our birth have helped us along. Read More
New research looks at the impact of mindfulness on classrooms, stress, and even magic mushrooms. Read More
In his new book McMindfulness, Ron Purser contends that mindfulness dulls our social awareness and discourages us from taking action. Thought leader Andy Lee explores why Purser missed every opportunity to prove those points. Read More
Research finds that training in compassion makes us more altruistic. Read More
New research adds depth and complexity to our understanding of the major keys to living a happy and flourishing life. Read More
Spending time in nature makes us happier, boosts our immune system, and increases our attention span. Read More
