Compassion

Dive into the world of compassion through mindful practices, articles, and advice. Learn to empathize better and spread kindness in your community.

6 Ways to Cultivate Gratitude at Work
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6 Ways to Cultivate Gratitude at Work 

Gratitude has the ability to bring out the full potential in ourselves and those around us. Jen Fisher shares six tips for showing up to work—gratitude in hand. Read More 

  • Jen Fisher
  • November 17, 2021
Gentle Men: The Healing Power of Vulnerability—Three men sit outdoors and look at each other smiling.
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Gentle Men: The Healing Power of Vulnerability 

The old-fashioned view of what it means to “be a man” is limiting and even harmful. With mindfulness, men can show up as their full selves—for themselves, their relationships, and their communities. Read More 

  • Chris Peraro
  • November 14, 2021
How to Be Kind to Your Inner Critic
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How to Be Kind to Your Inner Critic 

On World Kindness Day, remember to give yourself kindness, too. Here are three practices to connect with self-compassion and soothe your inner critic. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • November 13, 2021
How Stories Shape Us with Barry Boyce
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How Stories Shape Us with Barry Boyce 

Managing editor Stephanie Domet is joined by founding editor Barry Boyce for a personal conversation about stories and storytelling—a topic that has always been a pillar in both of their careers. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • November 11, 2021
We’re All Biased. Here’s How Meditation May Help—Painting of two hands painted in many colors coming together from left and right with their fingers interlocking in the middle over a red background.
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We’re All Biased. Here’s How Meditation May Help. 

By engaging in practices that increase awareness, focus on our similarities, and develop care and kindness, writes Mind & Life Institute Science Director Wendy Hasenkamp, we might also be loosening the hold of implicit bias. Read More 

  • Wendy Hasenkamp
  • November 4, 2021
Helping Kids Connect Through Face Masks at School—Makers, a mask, a bottle of hand sanitizer, a rainbow, pencil crayons, and other various classroom materials are spread over a bright yellow background.
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Helping Kids Connect Through Face Masks at School 

Wearing masks and social distancing makes it harder for kids to connect with one another at school. Here’s how mindfulness director Adam Ortman is helping by incorporating more playfulness in the curriculum. Read More 

  • Sarah Robertson
  • November 3, 2021
Daily Gratitude
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How to Make Gratitude a Daily Habit 

It’s easy to focus on what we want rather than what we have. But when we shift our awareness to the present moment, we begin finding moments of gratitude in everyday life. Read More 

  • Eric Langshur and Nate Klemp
  • November 1, 2021
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