Getting Started
The Mindful FAQ: Why Meditate Early in the Morning?
Test your theory about not being a morning person. 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.
Getting Started
Here’s What Mindfulness Is (and Isn’t) Good For
It won’t solve every problem. Read More
Books & Reviews
Let Go and Lean into Kindness with These Books and Podcasts
Musicians, journalists, and meditation teachers talk about finding resilience through connection, and building bridges in unlikely places. Read More
Focus & Attention
Three Powerful Mindfulness Practices To Try on the Road
Integrating even just one of these practices into your everyday life will help you have a safer, more mindful driving experience. Read More
Breathing Meditations
Singer-Songwriter Jewel Shares Her Mindfulness Practices
Jewel shares two simple mindful breathing techniques for learning to observe your thoughts. Read More
Getting Started
Meditation’s Effects May Differ by Type of Practice
A new study explores how the type of meditation you practice could impact your brain in different ways, leading to varied social, cognitive, or behavioral effects. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Nice Guys Finish First
Putting kindness and empathy first makes us happier, healthier, and even more successful. Compassion, it seems, isn’t just a nice idea. It’s downright good for us. Read More
Creativity
Going Nowhere, Slowly
Barry Boyce on how to unearth delights and insights through an aimless stroll. Read More
Breathing Meditations
A 5-Minute Mindful Breathing Practice to Restore Your Attention
A simple meditation to train your attention so you can learn how to choose what you'd like to focus on rather letting your mind wander around unattended. Read More
Focus & Attention
Aimless Walking: An Allowing Practice for Your Wandering Mind
A mindfulness practice for mind-wanderers that emphasizes wandering and spaciousness over concentration and focus. Read More
