Body Scan
The Body Scan Practice
The body scan is a component of mindfulness meditation. Have you tried it? 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.
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Meditation can increase empathy, study finds
Researchers at Emory University apply cognitive-based compassion training (CBCT) in a study showing how the practice allowed participants to better intuit the emotions of others. Read More
Guided Meditations
Drop-in meditation sessions becoming popular in L.A.
Dozens of people attend the weekly public mindfulness meditation sessions Diana Winston offers (for free) at the Hammer Museum in L.A. Other meditation classes are also well-attended. Find out why. Read More
Guided Meditations
Parenting: Yes, You Have What It Takes
Elisha Goldstein shares this introduction to his new e-book, Mindfulness Meditations for the Frantic Parent. Read More
Guided Meditations
The Mindful Office
Mirabai Bush's new mindfulness practice CD incorporates techniques she shared with successful mega-companies such as Google and Monsanto. Read More
Getting Started
Do I need to meditate to be mindful?
While some of us might have more of an aptitude for learning skills like these, they still have to be practiced. Read More
Meditation Practices
Time to Get Physical—Embodied listening and mindfulness practice this weekend in Nova Scotia
It’s not too late to learn how to listen to your body talk—and you can do it with two wonderful teachers at Windhorse Farm in Nova Scotia this coming weekend, July 13-15. So often in the practice of mindfulness we tend to think it’s about doing a specific practice, while all… Read More
Kids & Teens
Games that train teens’ attention and empathy
What happens when teens play games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of violence and aggression? Neuroscientist Richard Davidson plans to find out. Read More
Body Scan
The Awareness Teddy Bear: A Relaxation Practice for Kids
Susan Kaiser Greenland offers this simple teddy bear exercise to help your child relax and become aware of the breath. Read More
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“Wealth reduces compassion”—Scientific American
Is there a correlation between wealth and empathy? New studies say yes—but results may not be what you expect. Read More
