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How to Choose a Type of Mindfulness Meditation
A new study teases out the different benefits of four kinds of meditation. Read More 
Science
Discover the empirical world of mindfulness and meditation within the Science category at Mindful.org. Our content bridges the gap between ancient practices and modern science, offering a deep dive into how mindfulness can positively affect our brains, bodies, and behavior. Explore a wealth of articles that unpack cutting-edge research, interview leading scientists, and present evidence-based benefits of mindfulness for health, work, relationships, and more.
Mindfulness Research
Meditation Keeps Emotions in Check
A new study explores whether mindfulness is the result of meditation, a natural disposition, or a spontaneous state of mind. Read More
Health
The Lead Crisis in Flint: Where Mindfulness and Public Health Meet
There's a large-scale community mindfulness effort underway in Flint, MI to combat a health crisis: Flint area children may have suffered irreversible damage due lead-contaminated water. Read More
Kids and Teens
What’s On Our Minds
Three things that are on the top of our editors' minds right now. Read More
Anxiety
Is Mindfulness the Future of Therapy?
Fifteen years after Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy was introduced to the world, this groundbreaking treatment only reaches a small percentage of people suffering from depression. Two innovators want to change that. Read More
Calm
Can a Change in Mindset Help Teens De-stress?
According to a recent study, training teens in a "growth mindset" can reduce their stress and improve their grades. Read More
Careers
Beware Your Biased Brain
Our brain can move very fast, and that can be a real problem. The tendency to make split-second assessments of people can lead to disastrous outcomes. Read More
Focus
Your Wild, Wonderful Brain
Although there's lots of scientific information floating around about our brains, Barry Boyce explains, there's still so much we don't really understand. Read More
Anxiety
The Trouble with Mindfulness Apps
When your favorite mindfulness app says it’s based in science, check twice. Few actually are. Two mindfulness experts and app developers talked to Mindful about how most apps rely on the science of mindfulness in general to back up their claims, and how that could lead to problems—and fines—in the future, like it did for the brain-training company Lumosity. Read More
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How to Stop the Racist in You
The new science of bias suggests that we all carry prejudices within ourselves—and we all have the tools to keep them in check. Read More
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