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We’re All Biased. Here’s How Meditation May Help—Painting of two hands painted in many colors coming together from left and right with their fingers interlocking in the middle over a red background.
Compassion
We’re All Biased. Here’s How Meditation May Help. 

By engaging in practices that increase awareness, focus on our similarities, and develop care and kindness, writes Mind & Life Institute Science Director Wendy Hasenkamp, we might also be loosening the hold of implicit bias. Read More 

  • Wendy Hasenkamp
  • November 4, 2021
Mindful Books and Podcasts to Curl Up With This Fall - Cat, book and coffee in a bed.
Focus
Mindful Books and Podcasts to Curl Up With This Fall 

As the weather changes, we’re spending a little less time outdoors and a little more time inside staying warm. Here are the Mindful editors’ recommendations for a cozy night in. Read More 

  • Barry Boyce, Amber Tucker, Oyinda Lagunju, Ava Whitney-Coulter, and Stephanie Domet
  • October 29, 2021
Bridging the Distance Between Our Stories
Compassion
Bridging the Distance Between Our Stories 

Mindfulness practices ask us to be open to perspectives beyond our own. Mindful editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock shares how we can honor the gaps between our outlooks and seek to bridge them with compassion. Read More 

  • Heather Hurlock
  • October 20, 2021
Mindful News to Boost Your Mood
Calm
Mindful News to Boost Your Mood 

Explore some uplifting news on how reuniting with their pets helps refugees, pairing yoga and meditation with jazz music in an unexpected location, and more. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • October 19, 2021
How We See Empowerment—A woman in a yellow sweater and blue jeans stands in front of a building outside and strikes a power pose while smiling.
Calm
How We See Empowerment 

Mindful readers share what allows them to feel empowered, and how they carry that power into the world. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • October 19, 2021
Your Brain Secretly Works with Other Brains
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Your Brain Secretly Works With Other Brains 

Neuroscientist Lisa Feldman Barrett explains some of the ways your brain is constantly changing itself (usually without your awareness) as you interact with other people. Read More 

  • Lisa Feldman Barrett
  • September 16, 2021
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