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A 12-Minute Breathing Practice to Activate Your Vagus Nerve
Andres Gonzales leads a simple breathing practice to help you extend the length of your exhale, telling the body it’s safe to let your guard down.
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October 2021
Anxiety
How to Break a Habit, According to Neuroscience
If you’re having a hard time improving your habits, says neuroscientist Judson Brewer, tuning in to your inner reward system is key.
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Calm
Get Real About Self-Care
Mindful editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock gets real about the challenges—and importance—of making space to give yourself what you need.
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Calm
Do You Know How You Can Change the World?
Mindful columnist Elaine Smookler reminds us that there are countless ways to bring joy, health, and healing to our planet. You might be the agent of change we’ve been waiting for.
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Focus
How Do You Tap Into Creativity?
Mindful readers share what inspires them and how they bring their creative ideas to life.
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Compassion
Mindful News to Inspire Your Day
Read about mindful children’s books getting translated, a card deck to help process grief, and more mindfulness news.
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Focus
Can Mindfulness Help Ease Aggression in Youth?
The nuances of improving attention, the possibility of unwanted side effects from meditating, and more highlights from current mindfulness research.
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Compassion
How 3 American Cities Are Embracing Mindfulness
Parking tickets, potholes, and playgrounds are expected responsibilities of our cities—and some municipalities are adding a focus on mental health.
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Calm
In Awe of All Our Relations
When we allow our current framework of the world to be shaken up, writes founding editor Barry Boyce, we can choose to make space for wise and more sustainable ways of being in relationship with each other and the earth.
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Compassion
3 Ways to Bring Vitality and Purpose to Your Life
In order to succeed in life we have to show up, says Elaine Smookler. With mindfulness, we dare to be fully present for all the ups and downs.
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