Gratitude
Why It Doesn’t Pay to Be a People-Pleaser
Christine Carter always tried to meet other people’s expectations—until she realized how out of sync with her own wants and needs she’d become. 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.
Breathing Meditations
A Meditation for Exploring Your Wandering Mind
Mind wandering—thoughts, planning, daydreams—is simply what minds do. Here’s how to accept your wandering mind, rather than treat it like a mistake or a failure. Read More
Mindfulness For
Letting the Chips Fall: Control and Letting Go with Your Children
It's natural to have a game plan—maybe even a blueprint—for our children. But when things get tough, can you go loose? It might be the key to accepting everything from a fresh dent in the car door to larger issues that come up. Read More
Breathing Meditations
How to Cultivate Curiosity in Your Mindfulness Practice
Mindfulness is disruptive, says Patricia Rockman, because it changes how we pay attention to things, and ultimately, our experience of the world. Here are mindfulness techniques that can help you shift your focus. Read More
Guided Meditations
How to Settle the Mind
Three ways to rest the mind so you can experience the joy of mental stillness. Read More
Gratitude
5 Ways to Increase Happiness in Daily Life
It doesn't take a whole new routine to inject a dose of well-being into your day—but it does take a little paying attention to. Read More
Kids & Teens
3 Ways to Talk to Your Kids about Diversity
Often, we feel the urge to shield our kids from the harsh realities around us. But sometimes the best gift we can give them isn't "safety," but a set of tools to deal with difficult feelings and the true nature of the world. Read More
Focus & Attention
Why We Should Celebrate Performance at the Rio Olympics—Not Just Results
If coaches get athletes to tie their self-worth to winning, it makes the transition out of Olympic sport all the more difficult. Instead, the outlook needs to shift to coaching the whole person. Read More
Mindfulness For
5 Ways to Build Resilience Every Day
Discovering ways to adapt to what life throws at you makes you more able to cope. Read More
Expert Interviews
Tune In, Turn On
Can a profoundly deaf musician teach us to listen better? Katherine Ellison talks to percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who wants us to wake up to the soundscape that is always around us. Read More
