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Eating & Body Image
Eating the Truly Balanced Way 

Healthful eating is about having a healthy relationship with your food. Be inspired by these articles to make the most of your mealtimes. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • June 2, 2011
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Expert Interviews
A Way to Have Deep Conversations Online…No, Really 

Assaf Peretz has created a place online for you to have deep conversations about things that matter. Tom Morris, Ph.D. talks to him about his fascinating website and the possibilities for meaningful online discussion. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • May 31, 2011
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Gratitude
Avoiding the Flourishing Trap 

Do you know what you mean when you say that you want to be happy? Is "happiness" too simplistic an idea? Elisha Goldstein explores the idea of flourishing as offered by Martin Seligman's new book, and offers guidance so that you can give yourself the kind attention you deserve. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • May 27, 2011
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Focus & Attention
What Attention Zone is Your Mind In? 

The Attention Zones Model identifies four different modes of focus in which the mind functions. Elisha Goldstein shows us how we can use this model to improve our attention and use our time more productively. Read More 

  • Elisha Goldstein
  • May 24, 2011
Kids & Teens
Celebrating Goldie Hawn and MindUP 

What do Meryl Streep, Kyle Maclachlan, Kurt Russell, certain players from the worlds of Washington and Wall Street, and I all have in common? We all had the great honor to be together at the Metropolitan Club at New York’s Central Park late last month, celebrating Goldie Hawn’s work in trying… Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • May 19, 2011
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Magazine
My Year of Living Without Money 

Is it possible to live without spending any cash whatsoever? After becoming disillusioned with consumer society, Mark Boyle decided to give it a try. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • May 18, 2011
Feeling Overconnected? Here are Simple Ways to Unplug
Focus & Attention
Feeling Overconnected? Here are Simple Ways to Unplug 

As much as we'd all like to escape from our technology, oftentimes the demands of work don't give us the choice. Elisha Goldstein gives advice on how to use our digital devices to actually support us in our mindfulness practice. Read More 

  • Elisha Goldstein
  • May 18, 2011
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Creativity
Animating Art Through Meditation 

Arthur Zajonc explores how art can come to life through contemplation, and guides us through a simple exercise that will help us experience art in this exciting way. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • May 17, 2011
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Learn
It’s Official: Rejection Really Hurts 

New research suggests that the same areas in the brain that are activated by physical pain are also activated at moments of intense social rejection. “Social Rejection Shares Somatosensory Representations With Physical Pain,” was recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study’s lead author,… Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • May 16, 2011
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