Focus & Attention
One Week of Mindfulness Meditation May Help You Process Your Emotions
New research finds that just one week of mindfulness practice may improve our emotional memory and boost resilience to difficult emotions. Read More 
Focus & Attention
Distraction is the default setting for most of us. These articles and practices help you train your attention, stay present with what matters, and work with a wandering mind instead of fighting it.
Focus & Attention
Preventing Stress-Related Mental Decline in Soldiers
Making mindfulness training accessible to active-duty soldiers can reduce the harmful impacts of stress on their brains, according to a new study. Read More
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Building Resilience: How to Shift Mental Gears
If we view challenges as stressful setbacks, there's an opportunity to shift our perspective and grow from our experiences. Read More
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How I Discovered That I Wasn’t the Centre of the Universe (and Neither Are You)
While getting centred feels like a relief to those of us who are scatterbrained meditators, it can also serve as a natural starting point to explore the art of decentering and tap and elusive state of being centerless. Here, Founding Editor Barry Boyce takes us on a mindful tour of these mental vantage points. Read More
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Mindful Readers Get to Know Their Inner Critic
We all doubt and disparage ourselves—sometimes it’s hard to even notice we’re doing it. How does the inner critic show up in our lives? Read More
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How Do We Cultivate Contentment?
Contentment does not necessitate overlooking pain or difficulty in favour of what is pleasant—It means opening ourselves up to what is present in any given moment. Read More
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Priming the Teenage Brain for Compassion
Adolescent development isn't all hormones and drama. As Daniel Siegal explains, it's a time when teens begin to foster greater compassion and kindness. 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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Why The Army is Training in Mindfulness
Standing at attention isn't the same as paying attention. Mindfulness trains soldiers to regulate their stress and learn how to stay in the moment. Read More
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Three Things That Get in the Way of Making Good Decisions
We all make bad decisions from time to time—Here's how mindfulness can help turn moments of indecision into moments of clarity. Read More
