Not a typical manifesto, but a manifesto all the same
Practicing meditation is a skillful way to cultivate well-being—both personal and social. Read More
Practicing meditation is a skillful way to cultivate well-being—both personal and social. Read More
Google’s own Chade-Meng Tan writes about the groundbreaking mindfulness-based training program—Search Inside Yourself—offered at one of the world's most successful companies. Read More
Dr. Christopher Germer is a friend and colleague of mine who grew up with a great fear of speaking. It wasn’t always easy, but over time he began to cultivate an awareness of the feeling of fear as it arose and practiced systematically relating to it with greater mindfulness and… Read More
Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan talks about his book A Mindful Nation and about why we need mindfulness more than ever. Read More
Despite grim bad-news stories, honor is in fact alive among those who serve the public. And so too is mindfulness. Read More
When did you first start practicing mindfulness and why were you motivated to do so? I first became interested in mindfulness in 2002 while trekking in the Himalayas and reading a book by Thich Nhat Hanh called Being Peace. When I returned to the States after my 16… Read More
In my new book The Willpower Instinct, I describe one of my favorite studies of self-control. I call it the “torture experiment.” It reveals how mindfulness can help us break free from even the most difficult habits. Sarah Bowen, a research scientist in the Addictive Behaviors Research… Read More
Have you ever noticed that when you’re under stress, it’s so much harder to resist temptation? Or make any kind of change in your daily routine, like starting an exercise program or kicking a late-night TV habit? That’s because stress primes the brain to take automatic action. Any impulse will… Read More
Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts, releases a new book on New Year's Day. Read More
Elisha Goldstein shares his thoughts on how to start the year off right—living mindfully. Read More