Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Why Gifting Experiences Might Be the Best Idea This Year
“Just the right thing” may not be a thing at all. By giving experiences instead of things, we can focus on the real goals of exchanging gifts. 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.
Body Scan
Try the HALT Practice to Tune In to What Your Body Needs
Sometimes we need to drop into our body to discern what we need in this moment. The four questions in this practice allow us to self-regulate by attending to what our difficult emotions or physical sensations may be telling us. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
How to Hold Boundaries with Skill and Care
Setting and holding boundaries can be challenging, even if you’re not a people-pleaser. The key is communicating clearly to cut down on conflict and increase freedom—for those on both sides of the line. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Gratitude for Frontline Workers, Stories That Spark Wonder, and More Mindful News
From growing support for mindfulness-based therapies to a new science-writing scholarship, here’s the latest news from the mindfulness community. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Creating Space for Relief When You’re Teetering on the Edge of Burnout
Burnout isn’t an individual problem, it’s a collective challenge and a byproduct of unkind systems in our world. The good news is that these systems were created by people, which means they can be updated. Read More
Focus & Attention
Why Swimming is an Important Part of My Mindfulness Practice
Attention is not one-dimensional, but rather rich and luxurious, writes founding editor Barry Boyce. And this complexity is what empowers us to navigate the difficulties that are always part of our lives. Read More
Books & Reviews
6 Mindfulness Books to Read on Cozy Winter Days
From the science of awe to navigating grief and loss, here are six mindful books and three podcasts to inspire your practice this winter. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
No One is Immune From Burnout at Work
Even at Mindful magazine, we have to pay attention to burnout at work. Former editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock shares how she and her staff hold kind space for each other, while holding each other accountable. Read More
Expert Interviews
The Journey Toward Belonging: A Q&A with Caverly Morgan
Caverly Morgan felt a call to reconcile the wisdom that arose from her mindfulness practice with the systems of oppression at work in our world. In this conversation with Mindful contributing editor Stephanie Domet, she explores that reconciliation and shares what she’s learned about our inherent freedom. Read More
Body Scan
3 Guided Meditations to Come Home to Yourself
Renowned meditation teachers share three practices to help you check in with your body, acknowledge any difficult emotions we’re experiencing, and come home to the truth that you are inherently enough. Read More
