Mindful Writing
The Simple Joy of Writing by Hand
Writing by hand can stimulate the brain in ways that typing simply does not. It can also be a meditative practice. Read More 
brain science
Kids and Teens
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Mindfulness Research
We’re Hardwired to Doubt—And It’s a Good Thing
Doubt helps us avoid acting on every passing idea which can prevent us from participating in certain types of risk. Read More
Uncategorized
Your Brain Wants to Oversimplify—Here’s How to Move Beyond Black-and-White Thinking
Binary thinking (“It’s all or nothing”) is an evolutionary habit, but in today’s complex world it doesn’t help us to only see things in black and white. Here’s a skill experts recommend for moving beyond it. Read More
Focus
The Importance of Creative Expression and How to Get Started
In this excerpt from her upcoming book, psychologist Dr. Diana Hill explores why we hesitate to take creative leaps as adults—and what we can do to get unstuck and reclaim our creative courage. Read More
Anxiety
Q&A: How Connecting With Our Senses Helps Us Get Unstuck
Mindful founding editor Barry Boyce sits down with Norman Farb and Zindel Segal to talk about their new book Better In Every Sense and how reconnecting with our senses can help get us unstuck and establish new patterns. Read More
Focus
How Meditation Supports Health and Healing
Studies show that mindfulness is ultimately an effective, low-cost way to manage (and maybe even improve) physical and mental health and well-being. Read More
Calm
The Science of Embodiment: Connect to Your Body’s Wisdom
When we’re “up in our head,” we are navigating the world with only part of ourselves—losing track of the body and of the present moment. Willa Blythe Baker explores the emerging science of embodiment and offers four lessons that arise when we tune in to the intelligence of our body. Read More
Focus
Research on How Mindfulness Changes the Brain (and How It Doesn’t)
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction may not change the structure of our brains, but scientists say that this isn’t necessarily a bad thing Read More
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