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What’s the Right Kind of Exercise for Brain Health?
A new study looks at the ideal type of exercise for beefing up your brain. 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.
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
A Mindfulness Practice for Letting Go of Jealousy
Wanting what others have. Protecting what we have from others’ grasp. These feelings are not fun. But on closer examination, we can see an underlying drive to aspire and emulate. Read More
Depression & Grief
How to Navigate Sadness Mindfully
When we’re separated from or lose someone we love, when things don’t go our way, sadness naturally occurs. It’s the sign of a tender heart. Unchecked, it can be deeply unhealthy. Read More
Guided Meditations
How Meditating Helps You with Difficult Emotions
Meditation is not all calm and peace. It opens up a space for you to see what’s going on in your mind, including the vivid and powerful movement of your emotions—up, down, and sideways. You can learn to fight with them less, and make friends with them more. Read More
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Stress and Your DNA
How mindfulness at work may alter your gene expression. Read More
Breathing Meditations
A 6-Minute Breathing Meditation To Cultivate Mindfulness
Reduce stress, anxiety, and negative emotions, cool yourself down when your temper flares, and sharpen your concentration skills. Read More
Expert Interviews
Bringing Mindfulness into the Military
Major General Walter E. Piatt is on a mission to bring mindfulness to our soldiers. Read More
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Study: Mindfulness Fosters Willpower
A study linking mindfulness practice to lower glucose levels also discovers that mindfulness motivates you to lead a healthier life. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
How Compassion Leads to Success
An introduction to loving-kindness meditation from Sharon Salzberg and Dan Harris. Read More
Focus & Attention
Taking Tension Out of Attention
Thanks to computers, smartphones, television, and other technology, our senses are extremely busy. The more our bodies strain to pay attention, the more our minds space-out. Chris McKenna suggests ways to help us go from tense and strained to relaxed and focused. Read More
