Loving-Kindness & Compassion
4 Ways to Overcome Self-Defeating Thoughts
Self-criticism and low self-worth can hold us back. Here’s how to start banishing those negative beliefs. Read More 
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.
Focus & Attention
How to Free Yourself from Your Personal Stories
An effective mindfulness practice for working with self-stories so you don’t get so caught up in yourself that you miss the irreplaceable moments happening right in front of you. Read More
Focus & Attention
A Basic Meditation to Train Awareness
We can train our brains to notice our mental habits. Try this five-minute mindfulness meditation for building awareness of thoughts, nonjudgmentally. Read More
Kids & Teens
Three Tips for Raising Resilient Teens
The teen years are tumultuous, but as adolescents test boundaries and become a bit defiant, it also lays the groundwork for a sense of purpose and individuality. Here's how parents can help teens thrive. Read More
Kids & Teens
How to Awaken Joy in Kids
By teaching children mindfulness skills we help them increase their well-being and enable them to meet the stresses of the world with presence, self-compassion, and openness. Read More
Focus & Attention
Mental Meteorology: How Noticing Your Thoughts Leads to Healthier Habits of Mind
Our mental habits can be both useful and far from useful—to start sorting out the difference we first have to notice them. Read More
Body Scan
Body Scan for Kids
An 11-minute body scan for children to help bring calmness, attention, and appreciation to hectic daytime routines and marathon bedtime rituals. Read More
Learn
Meditation Keeps Emotions in Check
A new study explores whether mindfulness is the result of meditation, a natural disposition, or a spontaneous state of mind. Read More
Creativity
Finding Peace in the Noise
Music reaches us in very deep ways, etching ideas and culture into our psyche. Rapper JusTme uses it to teach mindfulness— and love. Read More
Eating & Body Image
Green Beans: A Twist on a Classic
When I think of green beans, my mind snaps to my summers in France as a little girl. All through the season, my mother would send me out to the garden to pluck the crunchy, tender pods and bring them to her kitchen, where she would whip up a simply… Read More
