Breathing Meditations
What to Do When Self-Care Feels Like a Burden
When even the three-minute breathing space feels like work, we may just need to give ourselves a break. Read More 
Personal Essays
First-person stories about what mindfulness looks like in real, messy, everyday life. These essays are honest, personal, and often funny - written by people who've found that paying attention changes everything.
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
When Doing Nothing Is The Only Kind Thing to Do
Sometimes the most compassionate choice we can make is not immediately acting on our desire to do something, writes editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock. Read More
Magazine
Finding Community (Where You Least Expect It)
Even when you feel disconnected, you’re part of something larger than yourself. Your community is not just who you already know—it flows in abundance when you’re in need. Read More
Books & Reviews
How an App Helped Me Deepen My Mindfulness Practice
Misty Pratt debriefs how a free, science-based app is helping her take steps toward more self-acceptance and well-being. Read More
Magazine
Here’s How You Can Share Your Mindfulness Practice (Without Teaching It)
While we can't replace the expertise of mindfulness teachers, we can all find respectful ways to share our practice with those around us. Read More
Focus & Attention
What is Possible When We Put Down Our Screens
Our devices bring us live-tweeting of important events, video footage of daily life on the other side of the world, and photos of our friends from near and far, but the real magic happens when we put the screens down, writes founding editor Barry Boyce. Read More
Magazine
How Your Preferences Could Be Holding You Back
When we release our tight hold on our preferences, the world can open up for us in surprising—and even delightful—ways. Read More
Gratitude
How I Found My Way to Gratitude
Whether you think of it as the “greatest virtue,” as Cicero did, or “social glue,” as researchers do, gratitude has the power to change your life, if you let it. Kelly Barron shares how she learned to let gratitude change her. Read More
Depression & Grief
How to be More Aware of Emotional Bypassing
It makes sense that we want to distance ourselves from pain, but true wellness means learning to sit with our shadows as well as the light so we can be truly present and embrace the fullness of being human. Read More
Getting Started
All Our Relations: Four Indigenous Lessons on Mindfulness
There’s healing in acknowledging our interconnectedness. Four Indigenous wisdom keepers share how their practice helps them remember. Read More
