Guided Meditations
A 12-Minute Meditation to Reconnect with Yourself
In this episode of 12 Minute Meditation, Cynda Rushton leads a guided meditation to welcome all of our emotions and feel at home in our body, mind, and heart. 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.
Guided Meditations
A 12-Minute Meditation to Meet Yourself Where You Are—Right Now
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction instructor Cheryl Jones leads us in a practice to foster self-acceptance—another of our top guided meditations of 2021. Read More
Expert Interviews
Lean In to Love
In this interview with Barry Boyce, beloved teacher Frank Ostaseski shares how his years of mindfulness supported him after a series of strokes transformed his life. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
When Doing Nothing Is The Only Kind Thing to Do
Sometimes the most compassionate choice we can make is not immediately acting on our desire to do something, writes editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
7 Self-Compassion Reminders for Parents of Kids Who Are Struggling
When your child is having a hard time, it can be isolating, confusing, even exhausting. One way to help both parent and child is by practicing self-kindness and grounding in the knowledge that you’re not alone. Read More
Kids & Teens
Mindful Parenting: Meet Your Inner Critic with Self-Compassion
With mindfulness practice, we can learn how to unhook from rumination and increase clarity and ease of being by cutting ourselves (and our kids) some slack. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
How to Be Kind to Your Inner Critic
On World Kindness Day, remember to give yourself kindness, too. Here are three practices to connect with self-compassion and soothe your inner critic. Read More
Learn
We’re All Biased. Here’s How Meditation May Help.
By engaging in practices that increase awareness, focus on our similarities, and develop care and kindness, writes Mind & Life Institute Science Director Wendy Hasenkamp, we might also be loosening the hold of implicit bias. Read More
Depression & Grief
Using Self-Compassion to Help With Recurring Depression
Recurring depression is a challenge for many people. New research shows that a mindfulness-based therapy for depression may help with low mood, by explicitly focusing on self-compassion. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Giving and Receiving with an Open Heart
When we open our hearts and minds to those around us, we can explore ways to express compassion. Read More
