Crane Wood Stookey is a Tall Ship officer, keynote speaker and leadership coach, a professional mariner with more than 20 years experience of leadership and workforce engagement at sea. He grew up sailing traditional wooden boats on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and the sea has… Read More 
Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan talks about his book A Mindful Nation and about why we need mindfulness more than ever. Read More
CCARE's spring and summer 2012 Stanford Compassion Training Classes, taking place at both Stanford and UC Berkeley, are now open for registration. Read More
UMass Center for Mindfulness will hold its 10th international scientific conference, "Investigating and Integrating Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society" from March 28-April 1, 2012 Read More
Which takes more self-control? Lying well or telling the truth? Your answer might say a lot about how trustworthy you are. According to a study by Harvard psychologists, telling the truth is the more challenging of the two—but only for those who are also willing to cheat. Researchers invited participants… Read More
"Bridging the Hearts and Minds of Youth: Mindfulness in Clinical Practice, Education and Research," a professional mindfulness and youth conference, will take place in San Diego this weekend (Feb. 4-5, 2012). Read More
Good leaders use inspiration to guide and influence others, says Janice Marturano. Read More
A Picture-Perfect Couple… in Crisis Walking through a gorgeous green meadow, I noticed a couple who could have graced a greeting card—except they were fighting. He flailed his arms; she hid her face in her hands. Passersby looked away, uncomfortable with the scene. Chances are, it all began… Read More
A new study published (ahead of print) in the journal Cerebral Cortex suggests that the way in which meditators cope with pain is much different than other, more typical coping mechanisms. Read More
Why an aversion to mistakes might be the cause of poor learning habits. Read More
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