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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.
The Mindful Art of Foraging—A young girl picks flowers in a field of daisies and mountain bluet.
Books & Reviews
The Mindful Art of Foraging 

Chelsea Fuss explores how the art of gathering wildflowers lets us embrace openness, presence, and imagination, all while feeling more at home in our corner of the world. Read More 

  • Chelsea Fuss
  • August 17, 2023
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Creativity
How Radical Self-Care Can Transform Company Culture 

Humanizing the workplace is a powerful antidote to stress and alienation—especially in the age of hybridization. Creativity can flourish when we prioritize our mental well-being and choose to be vulnerable about our struggles—and it starts with industry leaders. Read More 

  • Andrew Swinand
  • May 10, 2023
Getting Started with Mindful Writing - Image of a close up hand writing in notebook
Creativity
Getting Started with Mindful Writing 

Mindful writing can lead you on the path of inner discovery. It can be the place where your experience meets your mindfulness practice, a place to encounter the twists and turns of your emotional life—and a bit of solid ground to stand on. Read More 

  • Caren Osten Gerszberg
  • November 10, 2022
Why Our Brains are Designed to Forget—Illustration of a white face with the back of it going through a shredder with a dark blue background with three yellow stars.
Creativity
Why Our Brains Are Designed to Forget 

While many of us yearn to sharpen our memory, the science of sleep shows that, in fact, our brains are designed to forget—a process that unlocks the mind’s capacity to dream and think in creative ways. Read More 

  • Scott A. Small
  • July 28, 2022
How the Arts Can Bring Healing to Healthcare—Colored pencils are laid out on a white surface, with the points toward a gap in the shape of a heart.
Creativity
How the Arts Can Bring Healing to Healthcare 

We often think of art and science as separate or even opposites, yet there’s a growing wave of organizations, medical school programs, and people exploring the ways in which the two fields overlap. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • April 19, 2022
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