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Loving-Kindness Meditation May Protect Your Genes and Slow Aging
A new study explores how various forms of meditation affect our health at the genetic level.
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Compassion
Dive into the world of compassion through mindful practices, articles, and advice. Learn to empathize better and spread kindness in your community.
Calm
How We Learn To Observe Our Own Biases
Mindfulness is often taught to and by middle-aged white women, but some of the most intense and interesting work is being offered to diverse and disenfranchised communities—bringing our cultural and class biases out into the open.
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Compassion
5 Rules for Sharing Genuinely and Safely Online
No matter what kind of social community you find yourself in, it is important to abide by a few specific guidelines for safe sharing.
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Calm
Six Books to Enjoy this Fall
As leaves begin to change and kids head back to school, here are six books and podcasts you can add to your reading list.
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Anxiety
Encouraging Meaningful Conversations about Race and Trauma
As the program innovation leader in mindfulness, trauma, and racial equity at the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Jenée Johnson is developing a new way to talk about trauma, race and bias.
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Calm
3 Simple Ways to Strengthen Your Relationships
Knowing how to nourish our relationships and strengthen connections with others is one of the most important wellness skills we can cultivate.
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Compassion
A Review of McMindfulness
In his new book McMindfulness, Ron Purser contends that mindfulness dulls our social awareness and discourages us from taking action. Thought leader Andy Lee explores why Purser missed every opportunity to prove those points.
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Calm
A Meditation for Decentering Your “Self” (And Why You Should Do It)
When we realize that our “self” is really a process and not a fixed thing we can make space for less self-absorption and more compassion for others.
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Compassion
How to Train the Compassionate Brain
Research finds that training in compassion makes us more altruistic.
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6 Ways Relationships Help You Thrive
Personal growth may seem like a solo pursuit, but it's our relationships that bring out the best in us.
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