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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.
A handwritten note says, In the end, only kindness matters, taped to a rainy, colorful window on Stanford's Day of Kindness.
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Stanford’s Day of Kindness 

On May 25, 2011, Stanford University held its first campus-wide official Day of Kindness. All that was required was being kind and noticing kindness throughout the day. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • May 26, 2011
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Magazine
Why Vacations Are Necessary 

A vacation can be just the thing to jumpstart your waning creativity, according to a recent report on CNN.com. In the report, Adam Galinsky, professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, says “detaching from a familiar environment can help get new perspectives on… Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • May 24, 2011
Magazine
Veteran rocker rocking it for veterans 

At the Hawn Foundation benefit for MindUP that I mentioned in my previous post, “Celebrating Goldie Hawn and MindUP,” I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Dave Mason. Mason was a pal of Jimi Hendrix and a rock legend in his own right as founder of the British band… Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • May 24, 2011
Kids & Teens
Celebrating Goldie Hawn and MindUP 

What do Meryl Streep, Kyle Maclachlan, Kurt Russell, certain players from the worlds of Washington and Wall Street, and I all have in common? We all had the great honor to be together at the Metropolitan Club at New York’s Central Park late last month, celebrating Goldie Hawn’s work in trying… Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • May 19, 2011
A cartoon of an angry person with a clenched fist and a furrowed brow. A yellow speech bubble contains various symbols such as a skull, lightning bolt, snake, and exclamation marks, indicating frustration or anger.
Magazine
Working with #^&%! Anger 

Is it just us, or are references to meditation showing up more frequently in mainstream news? In fact, they seem to be showing up in some of the strangest f---ing places...  Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • April 20, 2011
A green apple with the continents of North and South America mapped onto its surface. A green leaf extends from the stem, emphasizing the blend of the natural world with a global concept.
Magazine
Nourishing the Planet 

The international community needs to change the way it views reducing hunger and poverty, says a new report by the Worldwatch Institute.  Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • February 10, 2011
A laptop with a blue screen is shown with multiple sheets of paper labeled
Magazine
Mindfulness: Out of the News, into Your Life 

Mindfulness has, of course, been increasingly newsworthy, but the latest news – as reported on here on Mindful.org last week – has really been getting around in the past couple of days. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • January 27, 2011
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Magazine
Suffering Is Optional 

Physical pain is unavoidable, but meditation practice can ease the mental suffering that often accompanies it. Susan Smalley and Diana Winston teach us how. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • January 25, 2011
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