Expert Interviews
How Compassion Gives Us the Stability to Take Wise Action
Point of View Podcast Episode 5: A conversation with Frank Ostaseski about finding the inner resources to meet the impossible in extraordinary ways. 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.
Books & Reviews
7 Mindful Books Worth Reading This Summer
The Mindful Editors offer up a list of books for your summer reading pleasure: Plus 5 mindful podcasts and videos worthy of your time. Read More
Gratitude
How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain
New research is starting to explore how gratitude works to improve our mental health. Read More
Creativity
Does Meditation Boost Creativity?
Research shows that some key elements of meditation stimulate creativity, and others may not. Read More
Focus & Attention
The Science of Taming the Wandering Mind
Wherever attention goes the rest of the brain follows—in some sense, attention is your brain’s boss. But is it a good boss and can we train it? Read More
Expert Interviews
How to Care Deeply Without Burning Out
Sharon Salzberg and Dan Harris explore how to recognize the signs of empathy fatigue and maintain a balanced, mindful, compassionate response. Read More
Expert Interviews
The Flighty Nature of Attention
Meditation teacher Will Kabat-Zinn explores how meditation allows us to stumble upon something we've always wanted: a settled, stable mind in the midst of the chaos of life. We live at the mercy of our thoughts and thought patterns, he says, and as we begin to cultivate attention—which requires us to move counter to much of the mainstream direction of our society and economy—we gain a little stability. Read More
Focus & Attention
The Science of Fidget Spinners: Mindful or Mindless?
A look a the science of fidgeting—Plus 5 games that use fidget spinners to make mindfulness accessible and help it stick with both kids and adults. Read More
Expert Interviews
Intimately Mindful
Psychotherapist and social worker Giselle Jones talks about using mindfulness to help people open up. Read More
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Does Gender Affect Mindfulness?
A new study explores whether women get more out of meditation than men when it comes to reducing negative emotions through mindfulness. Read More
