Students from kindergarten to grade 12 are being given the opportunity to explore the meaning of compassion—through art. “Though you can use a lot of words to describe compassion, by putting it into art, art adds value to words and art goes deeper than words,” says James Heiks, the district’s…
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When Ira Rifkin traveled to the jungles of Ecuador years ago, he discovered that though he was far from home, he had come closer to experiencing an authentic human connection.
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A new area of psychological research called self-compassion—how kindly people view themselves—is the basis of a recent article written by Tara Parker-Pope for The New York Times.
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Mindfulness teacher and author Kimberly Brown offers a relaxing practice for whenever you need a break. Take this moment to pause and reconnect with yourself.
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In this week’s practice, meditation teacher Kimberly Brown offers a gentle loving-kindness meditation to allow difficulty and offer love.
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Author and meditation teacher Kimberly Brown explores what wise engagement looks like, offering compassionate advice on how to avoid falling into despair, practice non-hatred even for difficult people, and use your actions to benefit the world.
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Striving and stress make getting a healthy sleep more challenging. Try this guided meditation to help you settle down and drift off.
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An interview with actor Kerstin Schulze on mindfulness, kung-fu, and what it takes to be the newest member of the Righteous Gemstone family on HBO.
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Are you supposed to clear your mind, or focus on one thing? Here's the Mindful definition of mindfulness.
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In this week’s practice, meditation teacher Toby Sola walks us through three different types of meditations and explains what all techniques have in common.
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