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.
No One is Immune From Burnout at Work
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
No One is Immune From Burnout at Work 

Even at Mindful magazine, we have to pay attention to burnout at work. Former editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock shares how she and her staff hold kind space for each other, while holding each other accountable. Read More 

  • Heather Hurlock
  • December 13, 2022
The Journey Toward Belonging: A Q&A with Caverly Morgan
Expert Interviews
The Journey Toward Belonging: A Q&A with Caverly Morgan 

Caverly Morgan felt a call to reconcile the wisdom that arose from her mindfulness practice with the systems of oppression at work in our world. In this conversation with Mindful contributing editor Stephanie Domet, she explores that reconciliation and shares what she’s learned about our inherent freedom. Read More 

  • Stephanie Domet
  • December 13, 2022
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Body Scan
3 Guided Meditations to Come Home to Yourself 

Renowned meditation teachers share three practices to help you check in with your body, acknowledge any difficult emotions we’re experiencing, and come home to the truth that you are inherently enough. Read More 

  • Ava Whitney-Coulter
  • December 12, 2022
How to Meditate
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 

  • Mindful Staff
  • November 14, 2022
Getting Started with Mindful Writing - Image of a close up hand writing in notebook
Creativity
Getting Started with Mindful Writing 

Mindful writing can lead you on the path of inner discovery. It can be the place where your experience meets your mindfulness practice, a place to encounter the twists and turns of your emotional life—and a bit of solid ground to stand on. Read More 

  • Caren Osten Gerszberg
  • November 10, 2022
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