Learn
How Your Brain Creates Your Sense of Self
Our powerful brains allow us to imagine and evaluate different scenarios in the past and future. But when we shift our attention to the present, our minds can quiet down. Read More 
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Books & Reviews
5 Mindful Books to Read Right Now
Find out what the Mindful editors are reading and listening to this season. Read More
Expert Interviews
It’s Funny Because It’s (Sometimes) True
Founding Editor Barry Boyce and Managing Editor Stephanie Domet talk (via Zoom, while socially distancing during COVID-19) about a recent spoof of mindfulness in the hilarious BBC series Fleabag. Plus, what’s on the Mindful Vulgarian’s mind during these strange and often sad days. Read More
Magazine
5 Ways to Reimagine Life in Quarantine
How we respond during COVID-19—either sliding into a rut, or dreaming bigger—defines whether we’ll be able to thrive collectively on the other side of the crisis. Read More
Focus & Attention
What Day is it? 4 Ways to Cope with Blursday
One day flows into the next in these pandemic days. Here's how to use mindfulness to find rhythm and routine. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
The Power of Forgiveness During Shelter in Place
More time at home may be an opportunity to connect with loved ones—or it could bring up emotional wounds that have yet to be healed. Here are three mindful practices to forgive ourselves and others. Read More
Learn
How Much Self-Knowledge is Too Much?
Sharon Begley explores the science of self-insight and the research on how much you should know about yourself before it becomes detrimental to your health. Read More
Guided Meditations
Being Gentle with Your Feelings In Lockdown
When the enforced togetherness of quarantine starts to feel a little too close for comfort, reach for this five-step practice to find your grace under pressure. Read More
Focus & Attention
A Guided Loving-Kindness Meditation with Sharon Salzberg
Sharon Salzberg guides us through a 20-minute practice for connection and awareness. Read More
Depression & Grief
Online Mindfulness-Based Therapy May Keep Depression at Bay
An online mindfulness program may help to bolster the effect of psychotherapy for those suffering from depression, a new study finds. Read More
