The New Greenwashing?
“Mindful” is the new marketing buzzword. Mayonnaise, burgers, building, brewing…where will it end?
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Meditation in Public Schools: Pro or Con?
Adults discuss the benefits and pitfalls while students navigate stress and negative thoughts. Plus: Explore three ways to bring mindfulness to the classroom.
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Err on the Side of Human
Barry Boyce on why this year’s Academy Awards are a lesson in embracing your mistakes.
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Michael Gervais on the Seattle Seahawks
Michael Gervais talks about his mindfulness work with the Seattle Seahawks and NFL Coach Pete Carroll.
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3 Ways Prisons Are Becoming Mindful
Prison programs are cropping up that use mindfulness and resilience tools to help men re-enter their communities once released.
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Sesame Street Brings Kindness to the Block
Sesame Street taps mindfulness experts to build kindness into its 2017 season.
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Richard Goerling: Mindful Policing
Richard Goerling, a police lieutenant, talks about how mindful and empathic policing will help police, and the people they have sworn to serve and protect.
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How to Fight Fake News and Make the Internet Honest Again
Filter bubbles and fake news exist because all of us tend to ignore facts and stick to our own social enclaves online. To heal the division in America, we must fix one of our most important methods of gathering and sharing information: the internet.
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Tim Ryan: A Mindful Coalition
A meditation and yoga practitioner himself, Ryan shares his views on ways in which mindfulness can help veterans and enable positive social and political change through cooperation.
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Fight Back Without Empowering What You’re Fighting Against
We should always fight for what’s right. But when we’re on the defensive, our brains contract around that feeling, and that affects how we respond—with more reactivity (we’ve all seen our friends Facebook updates lately), which can stifle skillful action. How do we let go, and still keep going?
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