Mindfulness Research
A “Prescription” that Cares for the Whole Person
Social prescriptions are becoming more common, and here are three recent examples from the UK.
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Befriend Painful Emotions with the Handshake Practice
Science supports this four-step process for turning toward difficult emotions with acceptance.
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Compassion
The Space to Feel
Letting ourselves be present with our full spectrum of emotions as we do in meditation can help us understand that this inner state of allowing is always within us.
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Compassion
Can We Have Compassionate Tech?
Aden Van Noppen, founder of compassionate tech company Mobius, answers our questions about how technology hijacks attention and how we can foster a healthier relationship with our screens.
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Why We Believe in Luck
Our notions of chance, fate, or fortune really can shape what happens to us—just not in the way we might think. Here’s how our practice reveals a wiser way of “getting lucky.”
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The Best Practices for Bringing Mindfulness to Work
1. Why Mindfulness Matters at Work Mindfulness cultivates focus, clarity, creativity, and compassion—qualities that drive productivity, innovation, and employee well‑being. With rising stress and burnout (70% of employees cite workload and 67% report work‑life imbalance), organizations need structured mindfulness programs to foster resilience and sustainable performance. 2.
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Why Our Brains Are Designed to Forget
While many of us yearn to sharpen our memory, the science of sleep shows that, in fact, our brains are designed to forget—a process that unlocks the mind’s capacity to dream and think in creative ways.
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Compassion
10 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement: 2022
In our fourth annual focus on women leaders of the mindfulness movement, ten women share what they’ve learned about living a life of meaning and purpose and how cultivating happiness fits into the equation.
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New Study Finds School-Based Mindfulness Program Doesn’t Work—And May Even Be Harmful for Some Children
A large UK school-based mindfulness program did not improve the mental health of 11- to 14-year-olds. Here are five takeaways.
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It Matters Why You Meditate
Research suggests that the way you view your emotional and psychological life may influence your reasons for meditating, and how much benefit you get from the practice.
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