Expert Interviews
The “About To” Moment: Teaching and Modeling Response vs. Reaction
Children learn largely by example. Susan Kaiser Greenland explains how the "about to" moment can foster awareness and compassion. 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.
Expert Interviews
You Can Investigate Your Emotions Without Suppressing Them
Founding editor Barry Boyce answers our questions about emotional intelligence, being kind to ourselves, and turning toward our emotions. Read More
12 Minute Meditation
Meditation to Be At Peace With How Things Are
How can we be at peace with how things are right now? In this week’s guided meditation, Dr. Mark Bertin offers a practice to help us be gently aware of sensations, feelings, and thoughts that come up in practice, building presence in the rest of life. Read More
Guided Meditations
A Loving-Kindness Meditation to Boost Compassion
Cultivating compassion helps us mend relationships while fostering emotional intelligence. Enjoy the benefits of loving-kindness with this guided meditation. Read More
Guided Meditations
12 Minute Meditation: Transform Shame Into Self-Trust
Exploring difficult emotions and experiences may be the key to loosening their hold over us. Gentle awareness of our inner world allows us to transform shame in this practice from Patricia Rockman, MD. Read More
12 Minute Meditation
A Meditation for When You Need a Break
Mindfulness teacher and author Kimberly Brown offers a relaxing practice for whenever you need a break. Take this moment to pause and reconnect with yourself. Read More
Difficult Experiences & Emotions
Wise Engagement with the World: What to Do When You Wish Things Were Different
Author and meditation teacher Kimberly Brown explores what wise engagement looks like, offering compassionate advice on how to avoid falling into despair, practice non-hatred even for difficult people, and use your actions to benefit the world. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Let It Go: How to Practice Forgiveness
Learning how to practice forgiveness takes time. Here are 11 simple ways to forgive, heal, and move on. Read More
12 Minute Meditation
An Interbeing Meditation for Connection and Understanding
In this guided interbeing meditation, Shalini Bahl explores our interdependence as a pathway to better understanding, compassion, and cooperation, especially when conflict feels overwhelming. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Feeling Lonely? 4 Ways to Release Shame and Build Healthy Relationships
We all feel lonely sometimes, and we all need connection and community. In this excerpt from her new book, Matters of the Heart, Dr. Thema Bryant guides us to become more self-aware and let go of self-sabotaging habits that damage relationships. Read More
