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Mindfulness and Stress Management—Start Here
Need help dealing with stress? You've come to the right place. Read More 
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New to meditation? Start here. These beginner-friendly guides walk you through the basics - how to sit, what to expect, and how to work with a wandering mind. No experience needed, no special equipment required.
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Mindfulness and Youth: To dot-be or not to dot-be?
It’s estimated (conservatively) that one in ten children in the United States would qualify for a diagnosis of Attention Hyperactivty Disorder. We live in an age of "continuous partial attention," where the constant pressure to react to a flood of stimuli goes beyond the reasonable capacities of our brains. Read More
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What would a mindful education system look like?
Two weeks ago, I participated in an inspiring meeting in New York City: Creating a Mindful Society. There was palpable energy and excitement in the air; a packed crowd of people working to make their own personal lives more mindful, but also working to bring a mindful approach to their… Read More
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Tara Healey of Harvard Pilgrim joins “Creating a Mindful Society” lineup
"The Heart of Mindfulness,” a breakout session at the Creating a Mindful Society conference, will teach attendees the basics of mindfulness and mindful living via instruction and guided practice. Read More
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The Mindfulness Bark
You can use any sound in your house as a mindfulness bell—the ring of a telephone, the purr of a cat. For Toni Bernhard, it's Rusty's bark. Read More
Expert Interviews
Video: Meditation for Everybody
20 million Americans are meditating. ABC's Dan Harris on the why and how of it all. Read More
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Mindfulness: Getting Started
Lots of us think about trying mindfulness meditation, but it can be hard to know where to begin. We'll show you how to start, feel better, reduce your stress, and enjoy your life a little more. Read More
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Waking Up to Mindfulness
Ten years ago last March, I decided to seek help for my mind. It was near the beginning of a third (and most crippling) episode of anxiety and depression, and I realized that whatever the outer circumstances behind my despair, the resolution had to come from within. Swamped by distressing… Read More
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Be Mindful Anytime, Anywhere—Like Now
You don't have to meditate to be mindful, says Toni Bernhard. In fact, you can try it right now! Read More
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Make Meditation Work For You
So you're practicing mindfulness, but sometimes it just doesn't feel like it's working. That's natural. In order to stay on track, says Donald Altman, it's important to stop now and then and recalibrate your thinking. Here's how. Read More
