Mindfulness meditation can help interrupt the stress cycle to allow space to respond instead of react. Discover our best tips and practices to equip you with tools to navigate stress. Read More 
Meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg takes an honest look at the pain and heartsickness in the United States and offers a few words of hope. Read More
Most of us have an idea about what would make us happier: more free time, more money, more popularity. Robert Waldinger, a Harvard researcher, reveals that the key to a happy life might be right in front of us. Read More
In a final note to our readers, Sharon Begley, our longtime science columnist, told us to “never stop wondering.” Read More
Sometimes counting sheep doesn’t quite cut it. Michelle Maldonado shares a practice to ease into sleep when our thoughts keep us awake. Read More
Genuine compassion for others begins with caring for ourselves. Here’s how Mindful readers are cultivating self-kindness. Read More
Lucky enough to have a green thumb? Discover how plant-lovers have been uniting peat with mindfulness practice. Read More
Grief is complicated, and there's no "right" way to experience it. As Jennifer Wolkin writes, grief is also intermingled with self-compassion and resilience. Read More
Whether it’s lying about being sick or being stuck in traffic, telling a white lie may seem to make our lives a lot more convenient. But research shows when we shrug off white lies, we feel more comfortable telling bigger lies and hurting the people we care about. Read More
So much of our pain comes from feeling out of step with ourselves, our peers, even our world. But in her book, Sebene Selassie makes the case that we belong. To everything. Simply by being here. Read More
