Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Compassionate Boundaries: How to Say No with Heart
Explore five steps to creating compassionate boundaries—in a way that considers all parties with kindness. 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
Why We Talk to Ourselves: The Science of Your Internal Monologue
Some of us chatter to ourselves all day long while others’ inner lives take the form of pictures or, like Einstein, abstract visual concepts. But as mindfulness urges us to pay more attention, it’s worth asking: What can our interior life teach us? Read More
Depression & Grief
How Hardship Can Help Us Grow Toward Joy
Sometimes the challenges we face can help nudge us to make much-needed changes. Psychologist and behavioral scientist Mike Rucker offers tips for recognizing opportunities to nurture joy. Read More
Expert Interviews
Grocery Store Employees Need Mindfulness, Too
Skills like meditation, kindness, and gratitude can improve mental health and morale at work—including for retail workers. Anthony Sartori shares his experience of both the joyful and challenging moments while unrolling a mindfulness program at a grocery store. Read More
Body Scan
A Guided Meditation to Give Gratitude for Your Body
Our bodies do so much for us. Take a moment to bring a spirit of curiosity and appreciation to what’s happening in your body right now. Read More
Depression & Grief
5 Things You Should Know About Letting Go of the Past
How letting go helps us reclaim our power and release old hurt and fear. Read More
Breathing Meditations
Try This Breathing Meditation to Calm Your Busy Mind
This guided belly breath meditation allows you to explore slow, relaxed, abdominal breathing–when you need it most. Read More
Gratitude
Gratitude for the Lousy Ingrate
If platitudes like “be grateful” tend to light a fire of rage in you, you’re not alone—and you may benefit from a slightly different path to accessing the many gifts of a regular gratitude practice. Read More
Gratitude
The Power of Gratitude (with a Healthy Dose of Cynicism)
Misanthropic beliefs and attitudes come with risks to our mental health. Can gratitude help us see things another way? Read More
Breathing Meditations
Encouraging Healthy Mindsets for Teens
From navigating moments of anger to reducing stress for young people, here are some recent findings from the research on mindfulness. Read More
