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Happiness and Deep Conversations
You can enhance the quality of your life by philosophizing with others, says Tom Morris. Read More 
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Waking Up to Mindfulness
Ten years ago last March, I decided to seek help for my mind. It was near the beginning of a third (and most crippling) episode of anxiety and depression, and I realized that whatever the outer circumstances behind my despair, the resolution had to come from within. Swamped by distressing… Read More
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The Future of Well-Being…
"The issue of whether to measure well-being in a system that undermines ecological viability," says Jeremy Hunter, "is an exercise of rearranging the Titanic’s deck chairs." Read More
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Post-Diagnosis: 7 Tips for Waiting on the Doctor
Joni Aldrich shares tips for getting through the healing process. Read More
Expert Interviews
A Way to Have Deep Conversations Online…No, Really
Assaf Peretz has created a place online for you to have deep conversations about things that matter. Tom Morris, Ph.D. talks to him about his fascinating website and the possibilities for meaningful online discussion. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Stanford’s Day of Kindness
On May 25, 2011, Stanford University held its first campus-wide official Day of Kindness. All that was required was being kind and noticing kindness throughout the day. Read More
Focus & Attention
Feeling Overconnected? Here are Simple Ways to Unplug
As much as we'd all like to escape from our technology, oftentimes the demands of work don't give us the choice. Elisha Goldstein gives advice on how to use our digital devices to actually support us in our mindfulness practice. Read More
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It’s Official: Rejection Really Hurts
New research suggests that the same areas in the brain that are activated by physical pain are also activated at moments of intense social rejection. “Social Rejection Shares Somatosensory Representations With Physical Pain,” was recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study’s lead author,… Read More
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Stress Reduction Improves Conception
New research shows promise for women undergoing certain infertility treatments—they’re more likely to become pregnant if they take part in a simultaneous stress reduction program. The finding, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, raises new and controversial questions about the role that stress may play in infertility. Read More
Focus & Attention
Meditation Leads to Better Decision-Making
A new study reveals how mindfulness practice can change decision-making for the better. The study, conducted by the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, found that people who meditate regularly use different parts of their brains in the decision-making process. A total of 66 people participated in the study. Those who regularly practiced… Read More
