News & Features

News, features, and reporting from the world of mindfulness and meditation. Stay up to date on new research, cultural trends, and the people and ideas shaping how we think about well-being and awareness.
Kids & Teens
What Happens When Meditation Replaces Detention 

This is the story of how the Holistic Life Foundation brought mindfulness and yoga to school children in West Baltimore, forever changing lives and building a community based on love and compassion. Read More 

  • Bob Huber
  • December 17, 2019
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Magazine
What Does Community Mean to You? 

We all create our own community as we go through life. It can become the wind beneath our wings, or the deep roots that anchor us safely in our home. Here’s what Mindful readers shared about the many vibrant meanings of community. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • October 22, 2019
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How We Learn To Observe Our Own Biases 

Mindfulness is often taught to and by middle-aged white women, but some of the most intense and interesting work is being offered to diverse and disenfranchised communities—bringing our cultural and class biases out into the open. Read More 

  • Patricia Rockman and Evan Collins
  • September 3, 2019
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