Magazine
The Truth About Parasocial Relationships
Founding editor Barry Boyce reflects on why some kinds of relationships are ultimately unsatisfying, and what that means for how we engage with mindfulness. Read More 
Focus
Breathing Meditations
Try This Breathing Meditation to Calm Your Busy Mind
This guided belly breath meditation allows you to explore slow, relaxed, abdominal breathing–when you need it most. Read More
Books & Reviews
7 Mindfulness Books We Can’t Wait for You to Read
From a manifesto on the radical power of rest to an account of teaching yoga and mindfulness to children in West Baltimore, here are the new mindful books and podcasts you won’t want to miss. Read More
Focus & Attention
Break Up Your Work Day with Purposeful Pauses
Taking purposeful pauses can allow you to be more fully present, and that presence is felt by those around you. Read More
Focus & Attention
7 Ways to Prime Your Mind for Success
What might happen if you understood “success” as an inside job? Deepen your equanimity and discernment with these seven tips. Read More
Books & Reviews
10 Mindfulness Books You’ll Want to Read This Fall
Dive into an emotion-centered approach to the climate crisis, a delicious guide to mindful cooking, the embodied science of anxiety, and much more in these new books and podcasts. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Why It Is Important (Especially for Leaders) to Feel Their Fear and Pain
When we stop resisting pain, we will often start to notice that it is simply a sensation like other sensations—and that we can be with it instead of reacting to it. Read More
Focus & Attention
A 3-Part Focused Attention Meditation Series
Explore this guided meditation series from founding editor Barry Boyce to gently work with your wandering mind. Read More
Creativity
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. Read More
Getting Started
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. Read More
