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Health
Can Mindfulness Help Inmates? 

Washington Post Magazine explores how mindfulness meditation is helping prisoners learn the connection between thoughts, feelings, impulses, and behaviours. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • February 28, 2014
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How to Turn Down the Background Noise for Better Focus 

Choosing what to focus on and what to leave in the background is one of our greatest gifts. And yet, says bestselling author Daniel Goleman, we squander this power by getting lost in a sea of distractions. Why not learn to train it instead? Read More 

  • Daniel Goleman
  • August 25, 2013
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How Photography Can Be a Mindful Practice 

Looking at the world through the lens on your iPhone? Here are three ways to take better pictures, but more importantly, take a moment to really see what’s in front of you. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • August 25, 2013
Elaine Smookler
Health
The Best Medicine 

Even if we hurt—maybe especially if we hurt, says Elaine Smookler—it helps to laugh.  Read More 

  • Elaine Smookler
  • July 27, 2013
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