Mental Health

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Magazine
Bring Back Your Spark 

How do you let your inner light shine, even when things get tough? It begins with a spirit of curiosity, writes beloved mindfulness teacher Elaine Smooker. Read More 

  • Elaine Smookler
  • November 28, 2024
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Eating & Body Image
How to Befriend Your Body 

We only get one body, writes Christiane Wolf: the one we’re in. While our always-onscreen culture can amplify self-criticism, returning to the wisdom of our sensory experience helps us befriend the body. Read More 

  • Christiane Wolf
  • November 28, 2024
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Magazine
Decluttering—Outside and Inside 

Sorting through and letting go of physical objects we no longer need teaches us about all the things we’re holding onto. As Barry Boyce realizes, it can also help us find kinder, wiser ways of decluttering our mind. Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • November 27, 2024
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Breathing Meditations
You Can Change Your Life by Loving Yourself 

Learning to take care of your heart, to accept the pain that comes with seeing the people you love suffer, and to be okay with suffering yourself, is the true work of self-love—and it begins with the breath. Read More 

  • Ali Smith, Atman Smith, and Andres Gonzalez
  • June 10, 2024
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Expert Interviews
Q&A: How Connecting With Our Senses Helps Us Get Unstuck 

Mindful founding editor Barry Boyce sits down with Norman Farb and Zindel Segal to talk about their new book Better In Every Sense and how reconnecting with our senses can help get us unstuck and establish new patterns. Read More 

  • Barry Boyce, Zindel Segal, and Norman Farb
  • May 30, 2024
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