Anxiety
How to Meditate When You’re Anxious
When you're feeling anxious and jittery, try an alternative to seated meditation.
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Calm
7 Common Pop Psychology Myths, Debunked
The latest findings in psychology—about our deep-seated thoughts, emotions, and behaviors—get a lot of media attention. Unfortunately, they often turn out to be flawed or false. Here's the evidence that contradicts 7 of the most common pop psychology myths.
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Compassion
How the Brain Changes When We Practice Knowing Our Minds
Practicing self-affirmation wires your brain to recognize your own brand of failure, reducing the defensiveness that can hinder performance improvement.
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Calm
6 Books to Get You Unhooked from Negative Habits
From food cravings to telling off grumpy colleagues, some habits are hard to avoid even on our best days. We've rounded up these mindfulness reads so you can flourish in every facet of life—even during those tough times.
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Calm
5 Things You Need to Know Before You Go on a Meditation Retreat
Thinking about going on a meditation retreat this summer? Here's what you need to know.
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Uncategorized
More than Meets the Eye
Onions play a supporting role in most dishes. Here, Béatrice Peltre puts their incredible flavor front and center.
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Health
Anti-Aging? No Thanks
Denial—even resistance—to getting older is a natural impulse. But what if we embraced our impermanence?
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Anxiety
When Meditation Feels Too Painful
Being in a lot of pain is not a mark of doing it right.
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Calm
Let It Go: 11 Ways to Forgive
11 simple ways to forgive, heal, and move on.
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Focus
3 Mindfulness Tips for On-The-Job Drudgery
When work is meh, try these simple mindful strategies to show up at work with confidence, openness, and skill.
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