Focus & Attention
Priming the Teenage Brain for Compassion
Adolescent development isn't all hormones and drama. As Daniel Siegal explains, it's a time when teens begin to foster greater compassion and kindness. 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.
Eating & Body Image
Self-Compassion: The Often Missing Ingredient in Healthy Eating
Mindful eating often starts with a kinder outlook toward ourselves. From there, we're in a better position to make decisions about foods that satisfy hunger. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
How to Be Kind When Confronted with Cruelty
Kindness is a force of imagination—a whole-hearted, courageous, genuine awareness that we are all connected. Read More
Kids & Teens
A Kindness Practice for Families
Explore this mindfulness practice that parents and kids can do together—offering good wishes and compassion to others. Read More
Expert Interviews
The Beauty of Everyday Miracles
Chris Willard shares his journey from being homeless to teaching awareness at Harvard Medical School. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
What to Do About Your Mean Streak
Checking in with your intentions when you feel tempted to be unkind can help you rethink your reactions. Read More
Getting Started
A Loving-Kindness Meditation to Cultivate Resilience
Explore this practice to extend compassion to yourself, those around you, and the larger world. Read More
Depression & Grief
How to Meet Loss and Pain Without Fear
By practicing compassion we can open the heart to the universality of the human condition with clarity, allowing us to respond to difficulty with balance and care. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Why It’s So Hard to Let Others Care For You
One of the hardest things to do is to admit you need help— second only to receiving that help when it’s offered. Here’s a practice to help you remember that you deserve to be cared for. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Finding Space to Love, Trust and Rest
Meditation teacher Frank Ostaseski reflects on the relationship between recovery and mindfulness following a stroke. Read More
