Anxiety
Can a Mindfulness-Based Therapy Replace Opioids?
As opioid addiction rates continue to climb, some chronic pain patients find that mindfulness helps by opening up space for acceptance and curiosity.
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Compassion
How Your Brain Falls for the Wrong Ideas
Our own cognitive biases, combined with a fast-paced chaotic environment, wear down our ability to discern false narratives from facts. Amishi Jha explains the science on how to shift away from divisiveness and boost your brain’s resilience.
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Calm
A 2-Minute Practice to Calm Anxiety and Nurture Curiosity
Anxiety often contributes to keeping us stuck in habits we don’t want. This mindfulness practice lets us soothe racing thoughts by letting us tune in to embodied awareness.
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Mindful Movement
The Connection Between Mindfulness and Body Acceptance
Our bodies don’t need to look any certain way to be healthy, strong, or worthy. Yoga and mindfulness experts weigh in on the real work of deeply accepting and loving the body you’re in.
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Compassion
Why Self-Compassion is Essential to Healing
There’s nothing wrong with us when we feel strong emotions like irritability or anger, in fact, says Tara Brach, they are primitive forms of self-love.
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Anxiety
What Does Connection Mean to You?
Mindful readers share how they connect with themselves and their communities.
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Anxiety
6 Mindful Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List
From bringing yogic wisdom off the mat to mindfulness for chronic pain, here are six books and three podcasts the Mindful editors recommend.
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Uncategorized
3 Decks of Cards Designed to Bring People Together
These card games have been mindfully reimagined to be more inclusive, relational, and healing.
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Anxiety
Include Yourself in Your Circle of Care
Mindful editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock reminds us that we all deserve to treat ourselves with kindness, even (especially) when it feels like we can’t.
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Mindfulness Research
Hug a Cow, Calming LEGO, and Other Mindful News
From creative self-care to acts of pandemic kindness, read what’s new in the world of mindfulness.
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