Mindfulness For
Forget “Starve a Cold, Feed a Fever.” Meditate!
Americans suffer around 500 million colds between them each year, costing some $40 billion in lost work days, doctors’ visits and medicines. Read More 
Stress & Anxiety
Stress and anxiety aren't going anywhere - but you can change how you respond to them. These practices and articles teach you to notice stress early, work with anxious thoughts, and find calm without checking out.
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What chronic stress is doing to your workout
A new study shows how individuals suffering from chronic stress take longer to recover after a grueling workout, and how mindfulness can help. Read More
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Study: Mindful meditation tied to healthy brain changes
Yet another study is suggesting that just a few hours of meditation training may change your brain—this time its white matter—for the better. Read More
Focus & Attention
Mindful multitasking: with less stress, more concentration
Need to do some serious multitasking? Meditation training can help, new research shows. Read More
Focus & Attention
Micro-meditation becoming popular
Incorporating "micro-meditations" throughout the day can help you manage stress, train your brain to be more attentive, and, perhaps most compellingly, help you not miss out on your life, according to a recent article in The Globe and Mail. Read More
Breathing Meditations
Snow Globe Breathing Exercise for Kids
Susan Kaiser Greenland shares her favorite breathing exercise for kids to bring calm when kids are upset or overexcited. Read More
Magazine
The Titanic: A terrible wake-up call
"The anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic is a good time to be reminded of the only place we can turn to manage the uncertainty and existential storms swirling around us and thereby make better informed decisions; through turning within." —Levi Ben-Schmuel Read More
Expert Interviews
VIDEO: Why the military needs mindfulness
What can meditation do for soldiers? Elizabeth Stanley in conversation with Congressman Tim Ryan. Read More
Kids & Teens
Building an evidence base for mindfulness in educational settings
For those of us who teach mindfulness in educational settings, building an evidence base for our work is critical. Mindfulness programs in educational settings are growing in popularity, but if this trend is to continue, and not become a passing fad, it needs research. I am often approached by people… Read More
Kids & Teens
How Can Teens REALLY Be Happier?
It’s no secret that scientists condition lab mice to act certain ways by offering them a big incentive—food. When the mice reach it, they get to eat, and are satisfied. In human terms, we’re also conditioned to act a certain way throughout our lives in order to obtain the “cheese” being… Read More
