Mindfulness For

Mindfulness isn't just something you do on the cushion. Learn how to bring present-moment awareness into every part of your life - from managing stress and improving sleep to strengthening relationships and finding focus at work.
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Expert Interviews
The Key to Raising Resilient Children 

Teaching children how to bounce back from adversity starts with modeling our own mistakes and how we forgive ourselves for them. This expert Q&A with Sharon Salzberg, Dr. Chris Willard, and Dr. Mark Bertin explores what it means to go through the muck instead of around. Read More 

  • Mark Bertin
  • July 17, 2018
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Creativity
To Be Happy, Fail and Try Again 

Actor Nick Offerman gave up perfection in favor of "halfway decent": leaning into the mistakes you make in pursuit of a discipline or craft that makes you happy. Read More 

  • Nicole Bayes-Fleming
  • July 12, 2018
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Gratitude
Where Joy Hides and How to Find It 

In this TED Talk, author and designer Ingrid Fetell Lee explains how joy can be found anywhere you look — and why it's important you seek it out. Read More 

  • Nicole Bayes-Fleming
  • July 6, 2018
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Learn
What Are You Afraid Of? 

Public speaking is one of the most common fears people experience. Explore this mindfulness practice for conquering those butterflies in your stomach—without picturing the audience in their underwear. [Podcast] Read More 

  • Dacher Keltner
  • July 3, 2018
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Expert Interviews
Four Lessons on Burnout from a Combat Pilot 

A TEDx Talk from Jannell MacAulay, a combat veteran and mindfulness advocate, on why we need to practice self-care if we want to perform at our peak without burning out. Read More 

  • Nicole Bayes-Fleming
  • June 29, 2018
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Mindfulness For
Prescribing Awareness 

We often seek comfort in denial. But by downplaying or ignoring health issues, we can inflict further harm on ourselves and others. Read More 

  • Mark Bertin
  • June 28, 2018
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Focus & Attention
When Wandering Minds are Just Fine 

While most psychologists call mind wandering a detrimental “failure of executive control," a new study suggests that it's not always harmful. Read More 

  • Peter Reuell
  • June 27, 2018
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