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.

A Mindful Response to the Election Results

The teachings and practices of mindfulness, awareness, kindness, and compassion are made for times like these. Read More

Barry Boyce
November 9, 2016

Depression & Grief

Why We’re Hardwired to Armor Our Hearts

Keeping a distance shields us from the pain we've already experienced and future wounds. But it's only when we acknowledge pain and tend to it that we're able to open up—to others and ourselves. Read More

Vinny Ferraro
October 27, 2016

Loving-Kindness & Compassion

4 Ways to Overcome Self-Defeating Thoughts

Self-criticism and low self-worth can hold us back. Here’s how to start banishing those negative beliefs. Read More

Tchiki Davis
October 24, 2016

Focus & Attention

How to Free Yourself from Your Personal Stories

An effective mindfulness practice for working with self-stories so you don’t get so caught up in yourself that you miss the irreplaceable moments happening right in front of you. Read More

Bob Stahl and Steve Flowers
October 20, 2016

Kids & Teens

How to Awaken Joy in Kids

By teaching children mindfulness skills we help them increase their well-being and enable them to meet the stresses of the world with presence, self-compassion, and openness. Read More

James Baraz and Michele Lilyanna
October 18, 2016

Loving-Kindness & Compassion

Can We Crowdfund Kindness?

Brooklyn-based start-up Kindness.org wants to community-source acts of kindness—like a Kickstarter for building a kinder world. Read More

Stephany Tlalka
October 14, 2016

Loving-Kindness & Compassion

Can You Build a City on Compassion?

Greg fischer, the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, is trying to prove that compassion can heal political paralysis. The cynics think he’s crazy. But what if he’s right? Read More