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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.
What We Bring to the Table
Eating & Body Image
What We Bring to the Table 

Partaking in good food and good ideas is a long-held human tradition we shouldn’t underestimate, writes founding editor Barry Boyce. Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • February 16, 2022
How We Find Resilience in Boundless Care
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
How We Find Resilience in Boundless Care 

We all yearn for loving attention right now—but before we can offer this to others, we need to replenish care for ourselves, writes editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock. Read More 

  • Heather Hurlock
  • February 15, 2022
How to Stay When You Want to Run
Breathing Meditations
How to Stay When You Want to Run 

Mindful meditation might overwhelm you some days, and underwhelm you others. With a little practice, you can stay curious and engaged, when you might otherwise run. Read More 

  • Elaine Smookler
  • February 15, 2022
What MS taught me about the pandemic
Magazine
What MS Taught Me About the Pandemic 

The experience of navigating chronic illness can help us all deal with COVID anxiety through taking stock of what’s real right now, and of what we can and cannot control. Read More 

  • Gordon Shotwell
  • February 12, 2022
What is Possible When We Put Down Our Screens—Illustration of a Black woman stepping out of a large smartphone and into the real world.
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 

  • Barry Boyce
  • December 4, 2021
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