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The Remarkable Brains of Long-Term Meditators
Researchers suggest that people with an advanced meditation practice might operate at a different level of awareness — and it shows in their brainwaves. Read More 
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Go deeper into the science, research, and thinking behind mindfulness and meditation. Hear from leading experts, explore the latest studies, and find book recommendations to expand your practice and understanding.
Expert Interviews
A Mindful Approach to Failure
In this TED Talk, author and entrepreneur Leticia Gasca shares three lessons on how to fail mindfully. Read More
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Would You Upload Your Brain to the Cloud?
Scientists are in hot pursuit of the "the connectome"—the map of the 86-billion-neuron, 100-trillion-synapse human brain that would allow your brainware to be recreated in digital form. Read More
Breathing Meditations
Breathing Compassion In and Out
Kristin Neff guides us through a twenty-minute compassion meditation, first directing kind phrases to ourselves and then to others. Read More
Body Scan
An Inquiring Practice to Notice the Body
This 20-minute guided meditation from Jon Kabat-Zinn explores embracing sensations as they arise in the body in order to ground ourselves in the here and now. Read More
Books & Reviews
Can Your Smartphone Make You Mindful?
Meditation apps help users see mindfulness as part of their lives but they also run the risk of becoming just another tech habit. Read More
Books & Reviews
How Educators Can Become More Resilient This School Year
A new book offers practical tips to help teachers overcome challenges and stress. Read More
Expert Interviews
Bringing Mindfulness to the US Air Force
Jannell MacAulay teaches pilots that mindfulness is a resource that makes you even more badass or more high-performing than you already are. Read More
Books & Reviews
Seven Mindful Children’s Books
Add some mindfulness to story time with this selection of books, written to help kids appreciate their world from the inside out. Read More
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How Mindfulness Can Help Your Brain Cope with Rejection
A new study finds that rejection is less distressing to mindful people (and their brains). Read More
