Creativity
Stories of Kindness, Creativity, and Connection to Inspire Your Day
Read about mindful children’s books getting translated, a card deck to help process grief, and more mindfulness news. 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
A Guided Practice to Notice What’s Present—and What Isn’t
In the spaces between objects, people, sounds, and time, we can find definition, potential, and meaning. Authors Chris Willard and Olivia Weisser offer a mindfulness practice to explore what we often don’t focus on. Read More
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A 5-Minute Writing Practice to Help You Express Gratitude
Sometimes we can be grateful for people or things in our lives without really appreciating them. In this practice, Jennifer R. Wolkin, PhD offers a way to slow down and appreciate what’s around you. Read More
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How Sewing My Own Clothes Helped Me Love Myself
Mindful’s managing editor Stephanie Domet on how to align with your values, love yourself more, and have a truly intentional wardrobe, just by taking fashion into your own hands. Read More
Creativity
Create a Journaling Habit that Works for You
Putting our feelings down on paper can seem intimidating, or even daunting. Here's how to incorporate the art of journaling into your routine—in a way that feels right for you. Read More
Creativity
Gardening: A Growing Trend in Mindfulness
Lucky enough to have a green thumb? Discover how plant-lovers have been uniting peat with mindfulness practice. Read More
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
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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
