Creativity
How to Start a Mindful Journaling Practice
Writing mindfully can loosen the grip of sticky emotions by bringing them out of the dark. With just a pen and paper, or an app, we can create the habit of being there for ourselves. 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
Why Imagination—Not Resilience—Might Help You Heal From Heartbreak
There are some kinds of loss we don’t just bounce back from. Instead, we enter what some grief experts call Life Two. To get there, we’re going to need imagination. Read More
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Taking Your Practice Off the Meditation Cushion with Improv
An unlikely tool for cultivating compassion lies well beyond the meditation cushion. We find it, instead, in improv communities. Read More
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Finding Opportunities for Insight and Growth During Isolation
If you are lucky enough to have your basic needs met right now, how can you find space to allow your creativity to thrive? Read More
Books & Reviews
How Reading Aloud Can Be a Mindfulness Practice
Consider reading aloud an engaging alternative to zoning out with Netflix. Here are a few ways you can incorporate mindful reading into your mindfulness practice. Read More
Creativity
Being Bored is A Gift: Here’s How to Use It
Founding editor Barry Boyce speaks with Stephanie Domet about how adding curiosity to moments of boredom improves the quality of your perception. Read More
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The Secrets of Mindful Gardening
Touring the San Francisco Botanical Garden with master landscaper and contemplative gardener Peter Good reveals what curiosity and attention can teach us about gardens—and gardeners. Read More
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Three Tennis Lessons to Bring to Your Mindfulness Practice
The skills we cultivate by playing tennis can also help us be more mindful—even if you've never before picked up a racket. Read More
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Finding Space for the Win-Win-Win at Work
Priming ourselves for innovation and creativity means shifting out of autopilot so we can make choices that are good for the organization, good for the employees, and also good for the community as a whole. Read More
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You Already Know Your Passion—Here’s How to Reveal It
These three mindful investigation practices can help you uncover your passion, identify your obstacles, and align your path with your purpose. Read More
