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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

MindfulDirect Video Preview

Google’s Bill Duane talks to MindfulDirect about how meditation helped him with life challenges we all face. Read More

James Gimian
April 25, 2014

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john powell’s Affirmative Mindfulness

To counter our tendency to segregate, powell looks at how mindfulness can help us overcome fears of others and the anger and racism they generate. Read More

Carsten Knox
April 14, 2014

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7 Questions About Mindfulness That Still Need An Answer

Ed Halliwell on the next frontiers in mindfulness. Read More

Ed Halliwell
April 11, 2014

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The Trouble With Mirror Neurons

Once the go-to explanation for empathy, the evidence that we have them is sketchy at best. Read More

Sharon Begley
April 11, 2014

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Why I Wrote “Brainstorm”

Dan Siegel talks to Mindful about what inspired him to write about the inner workings of the teenage brain. Read More

Mindful Staff
April 11, 2014

Expert Interviews

3 Common Myths About the Teen Brain

Dan Siegel, bestselling author of Brainstorm, on the subject. Read More

Stephany Tlalka
April 9, 2014

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Mindfulness Meditation May Help Reduce Addiction Relapse (study)

Recent research suggests mindfulness meditation may be effective in preventing relapses of drug and alcohol abuse. Sarah Bowen, a researcher at the University of Washington, says of the people who seek help with an addiction each year, 40 to 60 percent relapse. A recent study divided people who had completed… Read More