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A 6-Minute Loving-Kindness Meditation to Expand Your Awareness
Tita Angangco, cofounder of The Centre for Mindfulness Studies, shares a loving-kindness meditation that serves as an ignition to spark change.
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Mindful Skills
Compassion
The Wisdom of Loving Your Enemy
We tend to hold on to beliefs, stories, and biases against others that end up hurting us, too. Here’s how we can loosen our grip.
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Compassion
How to Practice Listening Without Getting Defensive
Taking the time to listen to how another person feels—without immediately and sometimes impulsively reacting—creates the space for both parties to feel heard. Try this exercise to strengthen your active listening skills.
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Calm
Reclaim Your Morning With Soothing Sounds
Are the first sounds of your day setting you up for serenity, or foretelling frustration? Lauren Knight describes her experiment with fine-tuning her morning alarm
sound.
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Calm
True Freedom: Caring Deeply Without Striving
When we awaken our fearless heart and honor our desire to be in communion with others—valuing connection over control—joy emerges of its own accord.
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Anxiety
P.A.C.E. Yourself: A Practice Honoring Healthcare Workers
We are all safer because of the work of healthcare providers. With deep gratitude, Dr. Reena Kotecha invites those working on the frontlines to take a moment to prioritize self-care.
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Interviews
How Mindful Movement Can Support Your Meditation Practice: Q&A with Cara Bradley
Dropping straight into meditation can be difficult if we have a lot on our mind. Cara Bradley offers some advice on how mindful movement can help.
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Calm
When the Ego Hijacks Mindfulness
It’s easy to find yourself thinking about being mindful rather than being mindful. Simply refocus, return to the present, and smile.
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Daily Practices
How Are You Seeing The World?
The art of unhooking from your stories allows you to see what’s in front of you rather than seeing what you’re looking to see.
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Anxiety
What Happened When I Leaned In to My Fear of Not Achieving
Ryan Vaughn explores how confronting the feeling of not being good enough allowed him to slow down and recognize fear-based reactions for what they were—a series of bodily sensations, combined with a reflexive urge to achieve.
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