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No One is Immune From Burnout at Work
Compassion
No One is Immune From Burnout at Work 

Even at Mindful magazine, we have to work hard to make sure we’re not teetering on the edge of burnout. Editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock shares how she and her staff hold kind space for each other, while holding each other accountable. Read More 

  • Heather Hurlock
  • December 13, 2022
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Guided Meditations
3 Guided Meditations to Come Home to Yourself 

Renowned meditation teachers share three practices to help you check in with your body, acknowledge any difficult emotions we’re experiencing, and come home to the truth that you are inherently enough. Read More 

  • Ava Whitney-Coulter
  • December 12, 2022
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Compassion
Libraries Make Shh… Happen 

These libraries celebrate community through programming dedicated to exploring the humanity of readers and creating inclusive spaces—reminding us that we’re all interconnected. Read More 

  • Kylee Ross
  • December 12, 2022
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Compassion
How to Reclaim Your Brain From Big Tech 

From online gaming to scrolling Facebook, we know that overusing technology can be addictive. But in a tech-immersed world, it’s often hard to know what to do about it. Here’s how you can use mindfulness to pause, pay attention, and align your tech use with your values. Read More 

  • Erica B. Marcus
  • December 12, 2022
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Focus
Why We Talk to Ourselves: The Science of Your Internal Monologue 

Some of us chatter to ourselves all day long while others’ inner lives take the form of pictures or, like Einstein, abstract visual concepts. But as mindfulness urges us to pay more attention, it’s worth asking: What can our interior life teach us? Read More 

  • Leslie Garrett
  • November 3, 2022
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Gratitude
Thanks For That?! 

On difficult days, you may find gratitude hard to come by. But when you make it your plan to welcome life’s vast smorgasbord of experiences, you’ll find lots of delightful treasures to be grateful for. Read More 

  • Elaine Smookler
  • October 25, 2022
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Anxiety
7 Mindfulness Books We Can’t Wait for You to Read 

From a manifesto on the radical power of rest to an account of teaching yoga and mindfulness to children in West Baltimore, here are the new mindful books and podcasts you won’t want to miss. Read More 

  • Ava Whitney-Coulter, Barry Boyce, Kylee Ross, and Amber Tucker
  • October 25, 2022
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Mental Health
3 Mindful Apps for Genuine Connection 

These new apps have wellness and inclusion woven into their development and aim to help us connect with others and with ourselves without sacrificing our privacy or principles. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • October 25, 2022
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