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The Power of Gratitude (with a Healthy Dose of Cynicism)
Misanthropic beliefs and attitudes come with risks to our mental health. Can gratitude help us see things another way?
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News
What’s New in Mindfulness: Indigenous Wellness, Quilts of Compassion, and More
Learn about a contemplative science site, a hotline to support those in mental health crisis, and more news from the world of mindfulness.
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Anxiety
World Mental Health Day: 5 Guided Meditations to Help You When the World Feels Heavy
Many different mindfulness techniques can be helpful depending what emotions are present for you. Explore these practices to foster insight, curiosity, and self-compassion with your emotions, instead of fighting them.
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Anxiety
A Mindfulness Practice to Help Navigate Tough Moments
Powerful emotions are rooted in our body, in our physiology. Here’s a tool to help to discern what you need in difficult moments.
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Calm
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.
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Anxiety
Mindfulness May Improve Gun Violence Survivors’ Mental Health and Well-Being
New research indicates that a mindfulness-based intervention may offer mental and emotional support to survivors of gun violence.
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Self-Care
The Power of Sustainable Self-Care
Shelly Tygielski explores how consistently showing up for yourself first lays the foundation for our life’s purpose—showing up for others—and how to create your own self-care practice.
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Audio
A 12-Minute Meditation to Befriend Vulnerability
Learning to tune in to our own vulnerability is an act of courage that allows us to form deeper, more genuine relationships.
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Mindfulness Research
Does Mindfulness Decrease Feelings of Guilt?
How your practice could impact making amends, a review of mindfulness-based interventions, and other new mindfulness research.
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Calm
6 Mindful Questions to Ask Yourself About Death and Dying
Facing the reality of death—whether our own or a loved one’s—can be deeply painful. Yet, many find more ease once they accept that death is a part of life. These prompts can help us ease in, lessen anxiety, and maybe even feel a little more prepared.
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