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Can Helping Others Keep You Sober?
New research suggests that helping others—and the sense of belonging it brings—can help alcohol and drug addicts stay sober. Read More 
Meditation Practices
Explore meditation techniques for every level - from your first sitting practice to advanced methods like body scan, breathwork, and loving-kindness. Each practice includes step-by-step guidance to help you build a meditation habit that lasts.
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
The 7 Drivers of Old Habits of Thinking
When it comes to negative experiences, we have habitual ways of responding to what triggers us. But we can learn to step out of and stay out of negative thought cycles. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
A Kinder, Gentler World
Is compassion something we only have so much of? Or can we be trained to love more people more of the time? Jennifer Campbell reports. Read More
Getting Started
What Happens After Now?
Being in the here and now is what mindfulness is all about. Yes and no, says Barry Boyce. It’s also about being aware of what’s inside and outside, past, present, and future. Once we steady our mind with mindfulness, our awareness shines a light on not just the present moment, but where we’ve come from and where we’re going. Read More
Focus & Attention
The Better Way to Play: Lose the Chip on Your Shoulder
The old adage, "I'll show them!" doesn't give us an edge over gameplay. Peak performance comes from recognizing our self-worth. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
2 Simple Ways To Create A Kinder World
How practicing kindness and compassion can bring real meaning and true happiness to yourself and others. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Mindfulness goes beyond the meditation cushion—it’s a way of life
Practicing mindfulness doesn't just add to our personal wellness projects. It puts us on a path to help others—even if we didn't intend to at the outset. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Eight Essentials of Forgiveness
A mindfulness practice to help you forgive those who've hurt you the most. Read More
Expert Interviews
Is Shyness Holding You Back?
Family therapist Steve Flowers on how self-compassion can free us from the grip of the mental judge and jury that is running, or even ruining, our lives. Read More
Depression & Grief
Meditation and Running: a Treatment for Depression
New research suggests combining mindfulness meditation and running into a mental health program could help reduce depression. Read More
