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A Season for Connecting
Mindful's leadership blogger on how to wind down this holiday season and come to terms with what's important to you. 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.
Kids & Teens
A case for the “Mindful Angels” costume on Hallowe’en
One Hallowe'en soon, we expect the "Mindful Angel" at our doorstep. How about you? Read More
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Nagui’s Choice—and how his partner found the strength to support him
"I've taken mindfulness meditation, which has helped me more than I can say, to stay in the moment." Read More
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Being alone doesn’t necessarily mean you’re lonely
If you’ve been following recent news in the mindfulness world, you may have heard about a recent study by David Creswell out of Carnegie Mellon University that showed the wonderful effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as a reduction on perceived loneliness in healthy older adults age 55-85. Read More
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Be Here Now
You might know that Andy Whitfield, late star of Spartacus, died in 2011 of Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. What you might not know is how he chose to face his illness. Read More
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What the Battle of Gettysburg Teaches Us About Mindfulness in a Divided World
It was the deadliest battle ever fought on American soil. On its 150th anniversary, Barry Boyce reflects on what Gettysburg can still teach us—about what happens when we decide that fighting is our only choice. Read More
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The Wisdom of Eagles
Did you know that Minnesota has one of the highest concentrations of eagles in the country? A couple of years ago, I had a chance to visit the National Eagle Center, just south of Red Wing. While there I was able to see eagles that had been rescued (no cages)… Read More
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The rewards of stopping and noticing
In preparation for the Institute for Mindful Leadership's recent Mindful Leadership retreat, we send some prework to the participants, inviting them to begin to notice some of the "autopilot" conditioning we all engage in from time to time, especially in parts of the day when we are transitioning from one place… Read More
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Not a typical manifesto, but a manifesto all the same
Practicing meditation is a skillful way to cultivate well-being—both personal and social. Read More
