Calm
Confessions of a Recovering Insomniac
One woman recounts her (successful) struggle to get a decent night’s rest. Read More 
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Compassion
A Matter of Death and Life
High school seniors at The Harley School in Rochester, New York, have the option of taking a class called “hospice.” Most who sign up for it don’t know what they’re in for, but none of them forget the experience when it’s over. Read More
Mindfulness Research
This Neuroscientist Proves Well-Being Can Change the Brain
Richie Davidson's research is proving how well-being can actually change the brain. Read More
Kids and Teens
“Mommy, are you going to die?”
How Heather Grimes learned to talk to her daughter about death with more ease and fewer tears. Read More
Voices
Healing Waters
War veterans—who’ve seen more pain and devastation than most will see in a lifetime—struggle to find peace, and ways to fit back in and contribute all they have to offer. Three days on a roiling river bring them a step closer to feeling good in their own skin again. Read More
Calm
What’s Sex Got To Do With Mindfulness?
What our partners are really craving is connection, attention—and better use of our tongues. Read More
Kids and Teens
Luke, I’m Your Dad: The Mindfulness of Star Wars
A father and son find common ground in the land of Wookiees, Jedi, Imperial Stormtroopers, and Ewoks. The Force, it turns out, may be mindfulness. Read More
Calm
11 Ways to Declutter Your Home (and Mind)
Here are suggestions for creating a clutter-free frame of mind and letting go of lots of stuff. Read More
Anxiety
Uncovering Happiness
Bouts of depression range from the mild and infrequent to the severe and chronic. For serious depression, you should seek qualified help. But for any level of depression, it helps to know that underlying the darkness is happiness—and our brain is equipped with the means to uncover it. Read More
Anxiety
Trapped in the Box We Call Pain
Without it, we wouldn’t know we’re alive and we couldn’t tell if we’ve been hurt. But too much of it can become an all-consuming drain on our attention. Read More
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