The Brain Science of Attention and Overwhelm
We’re living in Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous times. Neuroscientist Amishi Jha explains ten ways your brain reacts—and how mindfulness can help you survive, and even thrive. Read More
We’re living in Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous times. Neuroscientist Amishi Jha explains ten ways your brain reacts—and how mindfulness can help you survive, and even thrive. Read More
The urge to put off daunting tasks can be difficult to overcome. In this 13-minute video from Big Think, author and podcaster Tim Ferriss shares a few easy ways to spark productivity and stop procrastination in its tracks. Read More
Explore this guided meditation focused on allowing ourselves to settle in the present moment. Read More
Allow stressed and fearful emotions to dissipate with this calming, guided practice. Read More
This brief guided meditation lets us focus our attention on the sounds around us, finding bright moments of awareness even when we get distracted. Read More
What we attend to creates our lives—attention is the most essential human resource, fundamental to our lives, to our relationships, and our quality of work. Read More
The sequence of events in this practice are: focus, sustain attention, notice, and redirect attention back to the breath when it wanders. This is what we might call a "push-up" for your attention. Read More
You know by now you should avoid touching your face. Here’s how mindfulness can help with that. Read More
Steven Hickman, Psy.D., executive director of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, offers this timely perspective on managing our new virtual reality. Read More
By taking simple, mindful breaks, we can become more aware of our thoughts, emotions, and habits, which brings the clarity we need in order to choose how we spend our days. Read More