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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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Body Scan
The Top 10 Guided Meditations of 2018: 

Whether you’re in need of a better night’s sleep, a chance to practice gratitude, or simply a reminder to take a deep breath, here are our most popular guided meditations from 2018. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • December 26, 2018
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Expert Interviews
The Power of Vulnerability 

Trained in East Asian medicine in Japan and in psychology at Harvard, Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu’s teachings look at how mindfulness practices can contribute to a meaningful way of living with gratitude, compassion, and social responsibility. Read More 

  • Victoria Dawson
  • December 17, 2018
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Getting Started
How to Practice Mindfulness 

Becoming more aware of where you are and what you’re doing, without becoming overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around you. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • December 12, 2018
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Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Connect to Your Anger Without Losing Control 

Anger has a lot of energy, but what you use it for is up to you. Sharon Salzberg provides two practices to reflect on anger and transform it into self-compassion. Read More 

  • Sharon Salzberg
  • November 29, 2018
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Focus & Attention
A Meditation for Settling Your Busy Mind 

Psychiatrist and mindfulness expert Holly Rogers explains why you should not even try to stop your thoughts. Plus, a guided practice on noticing your inner chatter with curiosity rather than judgment. Read More 

  • Holly Rogers
  • November 28, 2018
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Guided Meditations
Loving-Kindness Meditation to Connect Us All 

We’re connected to everyone and everything on this planet, whether we like it or not. And once we can feel love flowing toward us, it’s amazing how far we can send it back out. Read More 

  • Ali Smith
  • November 26, 2018
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