Calm
Five Ways to Slow Down and Appreciate the Season
Take a break from the pre-Christmas rush with these short mindfulness practices from Ed Halliwell. Read More 
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Anxiety
One Simple Way to Get Out of “Doing” Mode
Want to give up the chase to get somewhere else and drop into the experience of now? One way to do that is to embrace silence, writes Ed Halliwell. Read More
Calm
Getting Over the Mindfulness Hype
Critiques against mindfulness tell us more about our over-driven society than the practice itself, says Ed Halliwell. Read More
Calm
Waking Up is Hard to Do—but that’s OK
Even those of us who’ve committed to this awakening can find it so uncomfortable that we repeatedly resist the bright light that meditation shines on our lives. Read More
Anxiety
Mindfulness: Not Just “Brain Training”
Ed Halliwell on why relying heavily on science won't tell us everything about mindfulness. Read More
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Forget “Starve a Cold, Feed a Fever.” Meditate!
Americans suffer around 500 million colds between them each year, costing some $40 billion in lost work days, doctors’ visits and medicines. Read More
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Do I need to meditate to be mindful?
While some of us might have more of an aptitude for learning skills like these, they still have to be practiced. Read More
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Mindfulness retreats in England—with Ed Halliwell
Mindful.org's "The Examined Life" blogger, Ed Halliwell, will be co-teaching two five-day mindfulness retreats, as well as leading a weekend retreat in the UK this summer and fall. Registration is now open. Read More
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The Mainstreaming of Mindfulness
Ed Halliwell, author and Mindful.org's "The Examined Life" blogger, writes about America's adoption of mindfulness meditation in this post on The Guardian. Read More
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Not a typical manifesto, but a manifesto all the same
Practicing meditation is a skillful way to cultivate well-being—both personal and social. Read More
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