Focus & Attention
Why Traveling to a New City Is Like a Retreat
Travel can be thrilling, challenging, disorienting, but for Pico Iyer there is peace in unfamiliar places. 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.
Focus & Attention
Focusing on the Present Moment to Overcome Fear
Scuba diving triggered fear for Elizanda de la Sota, but she didn’t let that stop her. As told to Carsten Knox. Read More
Magazine
Cycling Through Life
Repeating a road trip you did 18 years ago is humbling, of course, but it proves the second time around can be even better. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Field Notes on Radical Self Compassion
James Gimian, Mindful's publisher, reflects on the recent Practicing Mindfulness and Compassion Conference. Read More
Magazine
A Mindful Strategy for a Resilient New Year
Making change starts with accepting imperfection and redirecting your attention. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Acts of kindness to honor the children of Newtown
When violence happens around us, it's hard not to feel incredibly sad and powerless. But we can use that energy in a positive way. So many have, already. Have a look. Read More
Magazine
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
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
Magazine
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
Magazine
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
