FAQ
Ask Ms. Mindful – August 2013
Mindfulness calms things down, but it also stirs things up. Read More 
Parenting & Family
Parenting is one of the most rewarding and demanding things you'll ever do. Mindfulness can help you stay patient, present, and connected with your family - even on the days when nothing goes according to plan.
FAQ
Ask Ms. Mindful – April 2013
Have a conversation you’re prepared for, not a spur-of-the-moment slugfest. Read More
Books & Reviews
Finding Beauty Inside
In her best-selling book, Minding Mum, Alison Canavan explores what self-care means when you’re a mother, and what she’s discovered about being healthy. Read More
Breathing Meditations
A Mindful Kids Practice: The Breath Ball
Kids can learn the basics of mindfulness — how to follow the breath — using a timeless toy: an expandable ball called a Hoberman sphere. Read More
Kids & Teens
Manage Big Parenting Feelings Before They Manage You
Huge parenting misnomer: we need to protect our kids from our negative feelings. The truth: it’s easier to lose control when we’re focused on stopping our emotions. Carla Naumburg explores seven practices to help you build resilience during tense parenting moments. Read More
Kids & Teens
10 Steps for Mindful Conflict Resolution
In order to teach teens resilience we need to model it. Practice these 10 steps in order to build your sense of confidence, well-being, and acceptance of challenging situations. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Three Simple Ways Parents Can Practice Self-Compassion
Do you beat yourself up for being a bad parent? There’s an alternative. Recent research suggests self-compassion may be a resource for resiliency. Explore these three small acts of kindness to build compassion for yourself. Read More
Mindfulness For
How to Be a Resilient Parent
Children learn more from what you do than what you say, so your resilience—the way they watch you approach adversity—affects theirs. Explore these mindful strategies for building awareness around challenging experiences. Read More
Mindfulness For
How Busy Working Parents Can Make Time for Mindfulness
Michelle Gale was working as Twitter's head of learning and development while also raising a family, and struggled to fit mindfulness into her busy lifestyle. Here, she gives tips on how to practice awareness by building it into your daily routine. Read More
Expert Interviews
Dr. Dan Siegel: What Hearing “Yes” Does to Your Child’s Brain
It's not about permissive parenting, says Dr. Dan Siegel in his new book "Yes Brain" with co-author Tina Payne Bryson. It's about using "yes" to find ways to relate, which encourages kids to explore and be resilient, instead of starting at "no," which shuts them down. Read More
