Breathing Meditations
Watching Trains: A Calming Breath Practice for Kids
Join author Susan B. Katz in a playful practice that helps children to focus on their breath, while their thoughts zoom on by. 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
4 Tips for Emotional Well-Being While Staying at Home
These pandemic days at home aren’t easy. Poet Tanya Davis reminds us that we’re not alone, and inner resilience is always available to us. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Empathy Fatigue is All Too Real
Feeling empathy for others’ pain is innately human, but it can be stretched too thin. Here’s why we get numbed to horrific events—and how to preserve our tenderness and our desire to help. Read More
Breathing Meditations
Strengthening Moment-to-Moment Awareness
A 15-minute breathing exercise to focus your attention. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Taking A Seat at the AntiRacist Table
And more news from the world of mindfulness. Read More
Meditation Practices
How Mindfulness Can Boost Your Exercise Habits
Mindfulness teacher Cara Bradley offers practical advice on how mindfulness can help with adding movement to your day. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Be Kind to Yourself
Mindful’s editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock offers a gentle reminder to celebrate our connection, our diversity, and our essential humanity. Read More
Getting Started
What Pops Into Your Mind When You’re Meditating?
Like it or not, having thoughts is part of meditating. Mindful readers share what’s top of mind. Read More
Guided Meditations
The GRACE Practice: A Moment to Engage in Self-Care
Follow this 12-minute guided meditation to gather your attention and consider what would really serve you, your self-care, and your capacity for resilience. Read More
Getting Started
3 Mindfulness Practices for Neurodiverse Meditators
We don’t all meditate the same way—nor do we need to. Sue Hutton offers helpful tips and practices, informed by the autism community, to make mindfulness practice truly accessible. Read More
