Focus
The Key to a Mindful Work Life
This expert Q&A with Sharon Salzberg, Janice Marturano, and Barry Boyce explores the role mindfulness plays in taking leadership, measuring success, and preventing burnout.
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Interviews
Interviews
Charting Her Own Path
It's tough when life doesn't follow a straight line—but meditation teacher and retreat leader Melissa Sutor says those bends in the road can help you discover your true calling. Have a glimpse at Mindful's featured story in the August issue.
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Interviews
Disrupting Systemic Whiteness in the Mindfulness Movement
A Q&A with Dr. Angela Rose Black on the omission of the voices and wisdom of people of color in mindfulness research, teaching, and practice.
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Anxiety
The Brain Goes into “Repair Mode” When People Think We’re Not Competent
What if we rethought the drive to succeed, to be competent, as a basic need for our brains? Dr. Michael Gervais speaks with psychologist and science writer Scott Barry Kaufman on what drives creative—and possibly intellectual—leaps.
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Interviews
Linking Love and Justice
Omid Safi talks love, meditation, and being human.
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Focus
A Better Version of Yourself at Work
Improving collaboration, problem solving, and happiness: Why LinkedIn is creating a world-class mindfulness program for its 10,000 employees.
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Interviews
Wise Judgement
Law professor, mindfulness instructor, and former judge Gretchen Rohr on the ways mindful-ness and justice intersect.
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Anxiety
Fight Back Without Empowering What You’re Fighting Against
We should always fight for what’s right. But when we’re on the defensive, our brains contract around that feeling, and that affects how we respond—with more reactivity (we've all seen our friends Facebook updates lately), which can stifle skillful action. How do we let go, and still keep going?
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Anxiety
Being Present with Cancer
Fear. Uncertainty about the future. Some of the most difficult elements of the cancer experience are well-suited for mindfulness, and 20 years of research into Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) is beginning to bear out the benefits. Plus — try this breathing meditation to alleviate insomnia.
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Interviews
Finding Mastery: A Conversation with Michael Gervais and Jewel
Dr. Michael Gervais speaks with singer-songwriter Jewel and Wisdom 2.0 founder Soren Gordhamer about the hard work it takes to figure out who you truly are.
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