Magazine
Confessions of a Recovering Insomniac
One woman recounts her (successful) struggle to get a decent night’s rest. 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.
Depression & Grief
A Matter of Death and Life
High school seniors at The Harley School in Rochester, New York, have the option of taking a class called “hospice.” Most who sign up for it don’t know what they’re in for, but none of them forget the experience when it’s over. Read More
Depression & Grief
Winter Blues
"Perhaps," says Sylvia Boorstein, "these days of less sunlight are opportunities for more contemplative time, more looking deeply to see what can only be seen in the dark." Read More
Magazine
Is It Selfish to Seek Happiness?
Redefining happiness in the age of mindfulness. Read More
Gratitude
Life’s Most Thankless Task Revisited
When you see the benefits of doing it with your full attention, you will start volunteering to scrub those grimy pots and pans. Read More
Getting Started
Is Meditation Self-help?
"Self-help" can easily take us into a spiral of self-defeat. Meditation unravels that entire approach—to our great relief. Read More
Magazine
Making This Hectic Season Bright
Mindfulness doesn't solve all my problems—far from it. Why do I bother? Read More
Guided Meditations
Meditate With Intention, Not Goals
It's only when we meditate for its own sake—rather than trying to get something from it—that we find the results we're after, says Ed Halliwell. Read More
Magazine
Honey, I Shrunk the House
One homeowner compares life before and after the family's big move to a tiny house. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
A Meditation on Violence
In the aftermath of so many mass shootings, there are practical political and social things we can do. But what do we do with what's going on in our hearts? Read More
