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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.
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What You Practice Grows Stronger 

When it comes to making changes, we all have one habit in common that holds us back: self-judgement. The neuroscience of mindfulness suggests lasting change requires a softer touch. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • March 24, 2017
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The Power of Kindness 

Power makes the world go ’round. It’s how we get things done. But, Dacher Keltner says, too often we associate it with nastiness and self- centeredness. Read More 

  • Dacher Keltner
  • February 8, 2017
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How to Disarm Your Biggest Critic 

People who approach others as a problem are most likely taking aim at themselves when no one else is around. Here’s how to shift out of reaction mode and see the good even in our most judgemental friends. Read More 

  • Mark Coleman
  • January 26, 2017
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Survival of the Kindest 

Without compassion we wouldn't survive. Yet it's not always easy to bring compassion into daily life. Learn to strengthen your empathy muscle with these 11 tips and insights. Read More 

  • Elisha Goldstein and Stefanie Goldstein
  • January 3, 2017
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