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mindful attention
Expert Interviews
The Flighty Nature of Attention 

Meditation teacher Will Kabat-Zinn explores how meditation allows us to stumble upon something we've always wanted: a settled, stable mind in the midst of the chaos of life. We live at the mercy of our thoughts and thought patterns, he says, and as we begin to cultivate attention—which requires us to move counter to much of the mainstream direction of our society and economy—we gain a little stability. Read More 

  • Will Kabat-Zinn
  • June 8, 2017
Illustration of woman meditating, but she's made of neon lines
Magazine
Confessions of an Anxious Meditator 

The poster-child picture of the meditator is often someone with a blissed-out beatific smile, looking as if they are about to float into space. In fact, meditation puts us in touch with the anxiety we all carry as living, breathing human beings. And that’s why it can be so helpful. Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • May 17, 2017
benefits of sadness
Depression & Grief
5 Ways Sadness is Good for You 

Scientists are finding out how sadness works in the brain—and they're discovering that it can confer important advantages. Read More 

  • Joseph Forgas
  • April 25, 2017