Calm
Why Meditation is a Practice of Liberation
Talking with meditation teacher Ericka Philips, founding editor Barry Boyce reflects on the shared history of Black Americans in journeying toward freedom.
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Well-Being
This Is Your Brain on Lies
Whether it’s lying about being sick or being stuck in traffic, telling a white lie may seem to make our lives a lot more convenient. But research shows when we shrug off white lies, we feel more comfortable telling bigger lies and hurting the people we care about.
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Guided Meditations
The Top 10 Guided Meditations of 2020
Whether you’re looking to embrace difficult emotions, strengthen your concentration or feel more connected to others, you’ll find our most popular meditations of 2020 here.
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Meditation
6 Podcast Episodes We Loved in 2020
Need a few more podcasts to round out your year’s listening? Check out these highlights from the Mindful editors.
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Daily Practices
How to Start a Mindful Journaling Practice
Writing mindfully can loosen the grip of sticky emotions by bringing them out of the dark. With just a pen and paper, or an app, we can create the habit of being there for ourselves.
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Guided Meditations
A Body Scan Meditation to Bring Your Attention Inward
Check in with your body and mind in this 12-minute practice for cultivating
awareness, calm, and connection led by Ashanti Branch.
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Science
This Neuroscientist Decoded the Brain Patterns of Meditators
Recent neuroscientific research results illuminate the way a meditator's internal
brain processes can flow and fluctuate during meditation.
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Relationships
Why Imagination—Not Resilience—Might Help You Heal From Heartbreak
There are some kinds of loss we don’t just bounce back from. Instead, we enter what some grief experts call Life Two. To get there, we’re going to need imagination.
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Well-Being
How Much Is Enough?
Spencer Sherman explains how mindfulness can help us retrain our brains from always wanting more, regardless of circumstances, to feeling deeply contented with what we have.
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COVID Resources
8 Ways Healthcare Workers Can Reduce Stress
Dr. Reena Kotecha and Dr. Chris Willard offer a collection of quick tips to help other healthcare professionals rediscover moments of calm and self-care, even during a grueling work day.
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