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Anxiety
How to Navigate Sadness Mindfully 

When we’re separated from or lose someone we love, when things don’t go our way, sadness naturally occurs. It’s the sign of a tender heart. Unchecked, it can be deeply unhealthy. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • March 1, 2016
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Daily Practices
Start with a Purpose 

Your day-to-day activities offer ample opportunities to call up mindfulness in any moment. Breathe space into your morning routine with this simple wake-up practice. Read More 

  • Parneet Pal
  • March 1, 2016
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Anxiety
Feeling Moody? Here’s Why. 

Moods are fleeting, volatile. They come and go at the drop of a hat. But beneath the surface, research suggests, they serve a deeper purpose. Read More 

  • Sharon Begley
  • March 1, 2016
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Anxiety
How Meditating Helps You with Difficult Emotions 

Meditation is not all calm and peace. It opens up a space for you to see what’s going on in your mind, including the vivid and powerful movement of your emotions—up, down, and sideways. You can learn to fight with them less, and make friends with them more. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • February 29, 2016
Calm
Taking Tension Out of Attention 

Thanks to computers, smartphones, television, and other technology, our senses are extremely busy. The more our bodies strain to pay attention, the more our minds space-out. Chris McKenna suggests ways to help us go from tense and strained to relaxed and focused. Read More 

  • Chris McKenna
  • February 24, 2016
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Calm
Do You Have A Fear of Missing Out? 

When it comes to our phones, it's not just fear of missing out (FOMO) that keeps us attached and scrolling with abandon. It's fear of keeping up (FOKU).  Read More 

  • Elisha Goldstein
  • February 19, 2016
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