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Research on How Mindfulness Changes the Brain (and How It Doesn’t)

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction may not change the structure of our brains, but scientists say that this isn’t necessarily a bad thing Read More

Misty Pratt
May 31, 2023

Compassion

9 Mindfulness Books to Add to Your Reading List

In our spring roundup of the best new mindfulness books, you’ll find titles that offer transformational wisdom on self-care, belonging, power, and more. Read More

Amber Tucker, Ava Whitney-Coulter, Barry Boyce, Kylee Ross, and Stephanie Domet
March 31, 2023

Focus

Women Are Leaders of Mindfulness at Work—Here’s Why

The latest research shows that employees are happier in their jobs when they’re led by a woman, but experts say that being an effective leader has more to do with trust than with gender. Read More

Misty Pratt
March 8, 2023

Kids

How Mindfulness Supports Social Justice in Schools: Q&A with Rhonda Magee

When mindfulness and PE teacher Alex Tzelnic struggled to bridge mindfulness and social justice teachings in his fourth grade classroom, he reached out to Rhonda Magee, author of The Inner Work of Racial Justice. Here, he shares their conversation. Read More

Alex Tzelnic
March 2, 2023

Stuck in a Rut? Here’s How Mindfulness Can Help

When the same old same old isn’t serving us as well as it used to, our mindfulness practice can broaden our perspective and help us see different pathways that may have been there all along. Read More

Barry Boyce
February 14, 2023

How Mindfulness Moves Us

When hard things happen and we’re left with all our messy emotions, our mindfulness practice can help us shift and welcome joy. Read More

Heather Hurlock
February 14, 2023

3 Mindfulness Initiatives Helping Kids Thrive

From small children learning to build self-esteem to university students developing lifelong stress management skills, young people of all ages need attention and care to nurture their mental health. Read More

Kylee Ross
February 14, 2023

Calm

Getting Started with Mindful Movement

Riding a bike, lifting weights, sweating it out on a treadmill—each can be a mindfulness practice. Whatever the physical activity, instead of simply working out to master a skill or improve your condition, you can move and breathe in a way that shifts you from feeling busy and distracted to feeling strong and capable. Read More

Mindful Staff
February 7, 2023

Anxiety

Nurses Are Burnt Out. Can Mindfulness Help?

We know mindfulness-based interventions have been successful in reducing burnout, stress, anxiety, and depression, but few studies have applied this to nurses. Here’s a look at how researchers are bridging the gap. Read More