Meditation
Do I Need to Meditate to Be Mindful?
Ed Halliwell explores a common question asked by those new to mindfulness meditation: Do I need to meditate to be mindful? Read More 
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Compassion
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Calm
How Present-Moment Awareness Can Make Life More Meaningful
When we practice present-moment awareness, we can savor each moment, make time feel like it’s passing slower, and get in touch with the fundamental wonder of being alive. Read More
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A Meditation for Letting Thoughts Float By Like Bubbles
Meditation teacher Enrique Collazo guides a bubble meditation for observing the wandering mind and allowing each thought to pass. Read More
Anxiety
A Simple Inquiry Practice to Unwind from Stress
The act of questioning the thoughts that shape our reality (especially when they create stress, anger, or frustration) opens the door to living a life with more compassion, ease, and openness to new possibilities. Read More
Compassion
Here’s What You Told Us Your Mindfulness Practice Looks Like
Every mindfulness practice looks a bit different. Here are some of the ways Mindful readers tap into their practice off the meditation cushion. Read More
12 Minute Meditation
Guided Meditation: Notice How Sadness, Loneliness, and Anger Show Up in Your Body
Instead of trying to make difficult emotions change or go away, you can simply tune in to how they show up in your body, and see how they’re always changing on their own. Read More
Anxiety
A Mindfulness Practice for Changing Your Relationship to Thoughts
Thoughts (including the menacing and intrusive ones) are not facts. Here we learn to work with our thoughts in a kind way, without letting them overwhelm us. Read More
12 Minute Meditation
A 12-Minute Meditation to Approach the World With a “Don’t-Know Mind”
We can find strength and resilience in familiarity—and use those feelings to explore the unfamiliar. Read More
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