“What’s going on in that head of yours?” How many adults have asked an adolescent some form of that question? In his book, Brainstorm, a New York Times bestseller, Dr. Dan Siegel decided to go a step further and actually answer that question. The results are surprising—and very exciting. Read More 
Keeping a distance shields us from the pain we've already experienced and future wounds. But it's only when we acknowledge pain and tend to it that we're able to open up—to others and ourselves. Read More
By teaching children mindfulness skills we help them increase their well-being and enable them to meet the stresses of the world with presence, self-compassion, and openness. Read More
Caverly Morgan describes how she brought mindfulness to teens in Portland, Oregon, and how working with young people has transformed her. Read More
Fifteen years after Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy was introduced to the world, this groundbreaking treatment only reaches a small percentage of people suffering from depression. Two innovators want to change that. Read More
Taking a short break to tune in to the body and mind allows us to wind down from stress, but also get curious about our triggers. Read More
How the simple act of sharing personal stories can help uncover divisive thoughts buried deep within ourselves. Read More
When your favorite mindfulness app says it’s based in science, check twice. Few actually are. Two mindfulness experts and app developers talked to Mindful about how most apps rely on the science of mindfulness in general to back up their claims, and how that could lead to problems—and fines—in the future, like it did for the brain-training company Lumosity. Read More
Can a profoundly deaf musician teach us to listen better? Katherine Ellison talks to percussionist Evelyn Glennie, who wants us to wake up to the soundscape that is always around us. Read More
Your first instinct may be to give to others, but what's on your own plate? Learn to be generous to yourself with this mindful eating practice. Read More
