Creativity
Flow State: How to Get in the Zone
With all of life’s challenges, it can be difficult to find your flow. But when we cultivate presence in the midst of daily activities, we can fully experience the joy of each act. Read More 
Creativity
Mindfulness and creativity feed each other. When you quiet the mental noise, new ideas have room to surface. Explore how meditation and present-moment awareness can unlock creative flow in writing, art, music, and problem-solving.
Creativity
Threads of Connection: 3 Ways to Overcome Loneliness Through Creativity
When connecting with others feels difficult, making crafts can offer a universal language that welcomes everyone and forges new bonds while exploring our creative side. Read More
Creativity
A Journaling Practice to Help You Let Go of Limiting Habits
Instead of judging yourself for what you want or what you’re feeling, explore these writing prompts to help you turn toward your experience with greater understanding and self-compassion. Read More
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7 Mindful Prompts for Reading Poetry
Poetry can seem intimidating, but all it really asks us to do is slow down, get curious, and notice. It’s a lot like meditation! Here are seven mindful prompts to help you discover the nurturing practice of reading poetry. Read More
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Bring Back Your Spark
How do you let your inner light shine, even when things get tough? It begins with a spirit of curiosity, writes beloved mindfulness teacher Elaine Smooker. Read More
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What We Misunderstand About Wisdom: Q&A With Melli O’Brien
What is wisdom and where does it come from? Mindfulness teacher and author Melli O’Brien shares what we misunderstand about wisdom and why we need more of it in our world today. Read More
Books & Reviews
Mindful Reading Guide: Contemporary Authors to Deepen Your Practice
These contemporary authors explore the facets of mindfulness in their novels, essays, and poems, inviting readers to do the same. Read More
Books & Reviews
The Importance of Creative Expression and How to Get Started
In this excerpt from her upcoming book, psychologist Dr. Diana Hill explores why we hesitate to take creative leaps as adults—and what we can do to get unstuck and reclaim our creative courage. Read More
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How Creativity Gets Lost in Brainstorming and What to do instead
Columbia business professor, Bill Duggan, says creativity is most often lost to groupthink. True innovation requires thinking that happens when the brain isn’t being stimulated. Read More
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Try This Guided Meditation As a Mindful Writing Prompt
The invitation is to connect with your senses in a real or imagined setting. What do you hear? What do you smell? Note the emotional content of the space. And when you’re done, take what you learned to the page in whatever way suits you. Read More
