Gratitude
How to Make Gratitude a Daily Habit
It’s easy to focus on what we want rather than what we have. But when we shift our awareness to the present moment, we begin finding moments of gratitude in everyday life. Read More 
Focus
Books & Reviews
Mindful Books and Podcasts to Curl Up With This Fall
As the weather changes, we’re spending a little less time outdoors and a little more time inside staying warm. Here are the Mindful editors’ recommendations for a cozy night in. Read More
Focus & Attention
Find Your Focus: Own Your Attention in 12 Minutes a Day
Our ability to pay attention is unreliable when we’re under stress. In her new book Peak Mind, neuroscientist Amishi Jha explores cutting-edge research on elite soldiers revealing how mindfulness training protects our attentional resources, even in the most high-stress scenarios imaginable. Read More
Focus & Attention
Mindfulness Improves Attention, Review Finds
We often hear about gaining greater focus through mindfulness practice. A new research review sheds light on some of the nuances regarding how improvements in attention are measured. Read More
Mindfulness For
Why A “Time-Crunched” Mindset Backfires—and How Leaders Avoid It
Scarcity wreaks havoc on our minds—and our success at work. In this excerpt from Work Better Together, Jen Fisher and Anh Phillips explore what’s really behind a sense of time scarcity, and how intentional micro-habits can interrupt it. Read More
Kids & Teens
Can Mindfulness Help Ease Aggression in Youth?
The nuances of improving attention, the possibility of unwanted side effects from meditating, and more highlights from current mindfulness research. Read More
Focus & Attention
Finding a Way to Measure and Study Our Internal Attention
When it comes to mental health, our internal world may matter more than we think. Read More
Focus & Attention
How Your Brain Falls for the Wrong Ideas
Our own cognitive biases, combined with a fast-paced chaotic environment, wear down our ability to discern false narratives from facts. Amishi Jha explains the science on how to shift away from divisiveness and boost your brain’s resilience. Read More
Breathing Meditations
Focus Your Awareness with These Visual Breath Practices
To be aware that we’re breathing is the first thing we learn in mindfulness practice. Gary Gach walks us through the fundamentals and shares three imaginative tools for clear, focused awareness. Read More
Focus & Attention
How to Shift Direction When You Feel Stuck
Recognize, release, and refocus your emotions with this five-step practice from Elisha Goldstein. Read More
