Compassion
Being Empathic Doesn’t Make You a Pushover
A new study finds that more prosocial people are less aggressive in competition—but they tend to win out in the long run.
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Anxiety
Bringing Mindfulness to Students Suffering from Trauma
JG Lachorette began practicing mindfulness as an antidote to his own anxiety. Today, he provided mindfulness trainings in schools nationwide through the Mindful Life Project
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Calm
How to Use the Breath to Strengthen Your Mind
Mind and breath—a shift in one impacts the other. We can train our breath to influence our emotional state, and loosen the grip of stress and anxiety.
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Calm
How Mindful Communication Makes Us More Compassionate
By pausing to notice the way we respond to others, we can open ourselves up to more honest communication.
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Calm
A One-Minute Grounding Meditation in Nature
Feeling frazzled? Nature can support us in settling down. Try this short grounding meditation practice with Cara Bradley (tree stump optional).
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Mindfulness Research
Training the Brains of Warriors
Neuroscientist Amishi Jha explores how the military is using mindfulness to tap into calm and focussed attention under extreme stress.
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Meditation
A Self-Guided Day of Mindfulness
Give yourself a mindful reboot: Pick a day and practice these three guided meditations, one in the morning, one at noon, and one in the evening.
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Calm
One Woman’s Quest for Spaciousness in New York City
Burnt-out author, poet, and activist Natasha Scripture re-examines her frenzied modern life in New York City and discovers how to live a spacious life.
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Voices
Is Your Mindfulness Practice a Political Statement?
Mindfulness brings us into direct contact with our values and our desire to create a better world, writes Editor-in-Chief Barry Boyce.
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Audio
A 7-Minute Mindfulness Practice to Shift out of “Doing” Mode
Noticing self-perpetuating thought patterns is a core mindfulness skill. Take a moment to examine how it feels to disengage from a busy mind and shift into "being" mode.
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