Calm
Why It Doesn’t Pay to Be a People-Pleaser
Christine Carter always tried to meet other people’s expectations—until she realized how out of sync with her own wants and needs she’d become.
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Calm
Discover tranquility with Mindful.org's calm category, your sanctuary for peace and serenity. Our resources are meticulously crafted to guide you into a state of deep relaxation and calmness. From soothing articles to calming practices and stress-reduction techniques, we provide a variety of content to help you reduce anxiety, quiet your mind, and embrace a more peaceful life. Whether you need a moment of respite in a busy day or strategies for long-term stress management, our calm category is here to support your journey towards lasting serenity.
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Calm
A Meditation for Exploring Your Wandering Mind
Mind wandering—thoughts, planning, daydreams—is simply what minds do. Here’s how to accept your wandering mind, rather than treat it like a mistake or a failure.
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Healing Racial Fault Lines
How the simple act of sharing personal stories can help uncover divisive thoughts buried deep within ourselves.
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4 Mindful Books Worth Reading this Month
The Mindful Editors sifted through mindfulness reads to offer up this short list of books for your reading pleasure.
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Anxiety
The Trouble with Mindfulness Apps
When your favorite mindfulness app says it’s based in science, check twice. Few actually are. Two mindfulness experts and app developers talked to Mindful about how most apps rely on the science of mindfulness in general to back up their claims, and how that could lead to problems—and fines—in the future, like it did for the brain-training company Lumosity.
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How to Cultivate Curiosity in Your Mindfulness Practice
Mindfulness is disruptive, says Patricia Rockman, because it changes how we pay attention to things, and ultimately, our experience of the world. Here are mindfulness techniques that can help you shift your focus.
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5 Ways to Increase Happiness in Daily Life
It doesn't take a whole new routine to inject a dose of well-being into your day—but it does take a little paying attention to.
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How to Stop the Racist in You
The new science of bias suggests that we all carry prejudices within ourselves—and we all have the tools to keep them in check.
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Why We Should Celebrate Performance at the Rio Olympics—Not Just Results
If coaches get athletes to tie their self-worth to winning, it makes the transition out of Olympic sport all the more difficult. Instead, the outlook needs to shift to coaching the whole person.
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5 Ways to Build Resilience Every Day
Discovering ways to adapt to what life throws at you makes you more able to cope.
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