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 
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
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
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
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
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
Bridget Hildreth looks for the true meaning of a common but sometimes misunderstood term and finds it at Oregon's Flora Valley Farms. Read More
Dr. Ellen Langer is a professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University. Her books written for general and academic readers include Mindfulness and The Power of Mindful Learning, and the forthcoming Mindful Creativity. Dr. Langer has described her work on the illusion of control, aging,… Read More
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… Read More
A government-funded study of mindfulness in dogs offers promising preliminary findings, as April Primmero reports. Read More
As Japan continues to cope with the aftermath of its recent natural disasters, the rest of us follow news updates and perhaps even make a charitable donation. Still want to do more? Diana Winston shares this personal meditation session focusing on Japan. Read More
