Calm
10 Mindful Books to Inspire You This Year
What’s on your reading list for 2021? To get you started, here are 10 books (and three podcasts) that help us reflect, celebrate, practice, and find balance.
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Mindful Living Skills
Anxiety
Good News: Your Brain Will Adapt to Post-COVID Life
We may be headed for reverse culture shock when we re-enter society. But just as our brains worked to adjust to our current state of life, they must go through the same process to adjust to post-COVID reality.
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Calm
Has Your Doctor Ever Prescribed Mindfulness Meditation?
Cardiologist Jonathan Fisher explores some of the science behind the mind-heart
connection and offers three steps toward minding your heart (as in the physical organ).
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Audio
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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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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