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Shadow of a person reaching toward an orange swirl on a speckled blue-gray background. Teacher Juliana Sloane explores how imagination is essential for healing.
Expert Interviews
When Insight Isn’t Enough: An Interview with Juliana Sloane on Imagination, Hypnotherapy, and Deeper Transformation 

What happens when certain habits of mind remain stubbornly in place, even after years of meditation practice? Mindful contributor Angela Stubbs sits down to an interview with meditation teacher and hypnotherapist Juliana Sloane to discuss the limits of mental understanding—and what techniques can be helpful in forging new neuropathways. Read More 

  • Angela Stubbs
  • May 7, 2026
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Eating & Body Image
5 Lessons on Vanity: An Invitation to Awareness and Letting Go 

Aging and death are inevitable. And while we know this intellectually, it is difficult to accept this particularly in a youth adoring culture. Teacher Patricia Rockman explores vanity and this tender, confusing, frustrating journey with our bodies, our attachment to the delusion of youth, and our halting interior growth towards acceptance. Read More 

  • Patricia Rockman
  • April 30, 2026
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Guided Meditations
A Meditation to Return to Ourselves When Practicing Feels Impossible 

If you’re burned out, discouraged, and disconnected by all the struggle and suffering in the world, you’re not alone. In times of intense upheaval, mindfulness practice can feel impossible. Try this simple, grounding meditation to pause, reconnect with compassion and clarity, and return to yourself. Read More 

  • Shalini Bahl
  • February 18, 2026
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