Loving-Kindness & Compassion
13 Mindful Nonprofits to Donate to This Holiday
Want to give the gift of mindfulness this year? Celebrate the season by supporting organizations that bring greater awareness and compassion into the world. Read More 
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Loving-kindness and compassion practices train you to extend warmth and care - first to yourself, then to others. These meditations can shift how you relate to difficult emotions, tough relationships, and your own inner critic.
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Are You Ready to Spend Time With Family This Holiday Season? Here’s the Ultimate Mindful Guide to Complicated Dynamics
Let's face it, no matter what holidays you celebrate, there are countless reasons we may be managing difficult emotions (and social situations). The good news is that our mindfulness practice is here to support us and help us make space for self-compassion and maybe even a bit of ease. Read More
Gratitude
Tap Into Gratitude With This Loving-Kindness Meditation
Jessica Morey leads a meditation to help us connect with our own goodness. When we're anchored in feelings of love and gratitude, we can bring loving-kindness and compassion with us out into the world. Read More
Focus & Attention
How to Meditate
When we meditate, we inject far-reaching and long-lasting benefits into our lives: We lower our stress levels, we get to know our pain, we connect better, we improve our focus, and we're kinder to ourselves. Let us walk you through the basics in our new mindful guide on how to meditate. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Compassionate Boundaries: How to Say No with Heart
Explore five steps to creating compassionate boundaries—in a way that considers all parties with kindness. Read More
Getting Started
Loving-Kindness Meditations for Beginners
Explore these simple practices to embrace self-compassion, send love to the people you hold dear, and open your heart. Read More
Gratitude
What Self-Love Really Means
Mindful editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock explores how calling in our communities both near and far is an essential part of deepening into self-love and gratitude. Read More
Expert Interviews
Pain Opens a Door
Mindfulness teacher Vidyamala Burch opens up about her firsthand experience with the power of mindfulness and compassion to support those living with chronic pain. Read More
Gratitude
A 12-Minute Meditation to Nurture a Felt Sense of Gratitude
This somatic (embodied awareness) practice offers a gentle way to connect with each area of your body, while nurturing a felt sense of loving-kindness and gratitude. Read More
Learn
A Mindful Guide to Navigating Difficult Emotions
World-renowned meditation teachers and researchers describe why courageously turning toward and meeting difficult emotions with kind awareness and self-compassion is so transformational. Read More
