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Calm
Train Your Mind to Work Smarter 

Work life is full of challenges that can drain us and create stress. Tara Healey of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care suggests four ways to make our work routines more mindful. Read More 

  • Tara Healey
  • January 31, 2019
Woman texting
Anxiety
Three Mind Tricks That Keep You Addicted to Your Phone 

Social media channels, app companies—they don’t want you to stop scrolling, so they’ve enlisted the top mind hacks from psychology to keep you craving for more. Here are three ways your mind is being tapped to linger longer and five tips for getting unhooked. Read More 

  • Nicole Bayes-Fleming
  • January 25, 2019
woman reading in garden.
Compassion
The Mindfulness of Mary Oliver 

By illuminating the wonder found in the everyday, her award-winning poems remind us to slow down and experience the present moment in all its glory. Read More 

  • Steve Flowers
  • January 22, 2019
Protestors with no signs.
Calm
“No” Is A Complete Sentence 

“No” is a word most of us use too infrequently. And, what’s worse, when we say “No” we usually add on all sorts of wheedly explanations. But “No” is a complete sentence, and here’s why. Read More 

  • Shelly Tygielski
  • January 16, 2019
man sitting on dock. cultivating moment-to-moment gratitude
Calm
A Practice for Cultivating Moment-to-Moment Gratitude 

This 12-minute body scan and breath awareness practice integrates relaxation, mindfulness, and gratitude. Cultivating the ability to notice what arises in our field of awareness—pleasant or unpleasant—with sustained attention. Read More 

  • Scott Rogers
  • January 9, 2019
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