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When Your Mind Goes Haywire…Begin Again
A tale of rampant mindlessness, coughing fits, and lessons not learned.
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Calm
What Keeps You Coming Back
Meditating isn’t all sunshine and rainbows, nor should it be. The great thing about mindfulness, says Barry Boyce, is how it deals with difficult emotions.
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Focus
How the Most Successful People Avoid Burnout
Top companies are implementing mindfulness to address a workplace’s most precious and scarce resource: attention.
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Calm
No Blueprint, Just Love
When he started MBSR, Jon Kabat-Zinn didn't have a detailed plan—just passion and an inkling that lots of good would come of it.
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How Science Reveals That “Well-Being” Is a Skill
World-renowned neuroscientist Richie Davidson on the scientific factors that shape well-being.
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Let the Game Come to You
George Mumford has helped athletes, business owners, and prisoners alike navigate their thoughts and emotions, allowing them to perform at their peak. Let go of trying to make things happen, he says, and you can find “the masterpiece within.”
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Anxiety
High Anxiety
Anxiety disorders adversely affect the lives of about 40 million Americans. They are plagued by insecurity, dread, persistent stress, and irrational fears. Noted essayist and author Barbara Graham reveals her personal story of a lifelong struggle with high anxiety, and details her expansive search for relief and peace of mind.
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Anxiety
Winter Blues
"Perhaps," says Sylvia Boorstein, "these days of less sunlight are opportunities for more contemplative time, more looking deeply to see what can only be seen in the dark."
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Calm
Is It Selfish to Seek Happiness?
Redefining happiness in the age of mindfulness.
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Kids and Teens
Mindful Parenting for ADHD: An Interview with Dr. Mark Bertin
Mark Bertin shares why we’re seeing more ADHD in our culture and a few mindfulness techniques parents can take home with them to help themselves and their kids.
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