Creativity
The Art of Admiring: A Mindful Lesson from a Toy Camera
How one photo-addicted mom found mindfulness in her daughter's toy camera. Plus, a simple noticing practice for non-judgemental awareness. 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.
Magazine
Anti-Aging? No Thanks
Denial—even resistance—to getting older is a natural impulse. But what if we embraced our impermanence? Read More
Magazine
What is Love?
There is no single answer to that profound question. Nor should there be. When Barbara Graham sought deeper connection within her decades-long marriage, she discovered that love is not something we can find and make perfect: it's a mindset. Read More
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When Meditation Feels Too Painful
Being in a lot of pain is not a mark of doing it right. Read More
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How to Stop Your Stories From Running Your Life
Research shows us that we not only have the capacity to pay attention to and stop the chatter of our stories, but we can also reduce our stress, rewire our brains, and reinvent our relationships by responding to them differently. Read More
Learn
What You Practice Grows Stronger
When it comes to making changes, we all have one habit in common that holds us back: self-judgement. The neuroscience of mindfulness suggests lasting change requires a softer touch. Read More
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How Mindfulness Helps You Cultivate a Teflon Mind
Sometimes negative thoughts and feelings need to roll off of us. Read More
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The Art of Easing into Change
Change is inevitable, yet it's often met with resistance. Through mindfulness, we can cultivate an attitude of acceptance, and regain some agency. Read More
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Fight Back Without Empowering What You’re Fighting Against
We should always fight for what’s right. But when we’re on the defensive, our brains contract around that feeling, and that affects how we respond—with more reactivity (we've all seen our friends Facebook updates lately), which can stifle skillful action. How do we let go, and still keep going? Read More
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Remembering the Japanese American Internment
A mindful reflection on vulnerability and courage in the face of extreme external situations that you cannot change. Read More
