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Make Peace with Your Anxious Brain 

The latest research in neuroscience is revealing how mindfulness can help rewire—and calm—ancient brain networks tied to stress, anxiety, and overwhelm. Explore the mind of a meditator and practices for greater calm and confidence. Read More 

  • Barbara Paulsen
  • March 11, 2019
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Depression & Grief
Grieving For and Loving Our Planet 

Wilderness expert and renowned mindfulness teacher Mark Coleman shares how he is learning to hold the intense beauty of nature—and devastation of climate change—in his mindfulness practice. Read More 

  • Mark Coleman
  • February 25, 2019
Dena Simmons
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Finding Your Way Back Home 

For Dena Simmons, “mindfulness was not something that I got to do by sitting in a quiet space and meditating.” She shares her mindful journey from the streets of Bronx to the ivory towers of Yale and back. Read More 

  • Victoria Dawson
  • February 21, 2019
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Why You Should Listen to Your Body 

Jon Kabat-Zinn, the pioneer of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), explores the relationship between mindfulness and body awareness, and the benefits of giving the body our full attention. Plus, explore a guided body awareness meditation. Read More 

  • Jon Kabat-Zinn
  • February 19, 2019
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Mindfulness For
Train Your Mind to Work Smarter 

Work life is full of challenges that can drain us and create stress. Tara Healey of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care suggests four ways to make our work routines more mindful. Read More 

  • Tara Healey
  • January 31, 2019
Female Meditation Teachers
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12 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement 

There's a balancing of gender power happening across the professional world—including the mindfulness world. Twelve leaders in the field share how they claim their power and bring the diversity of their experiences in the mindfulness movement to bear in their work. Read More 

  • Stephanie Domet
  • January 15, 2019
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