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Three Things We Still Don’t Know About Meditation
Despite the hype, researchers are still exploring the benefits of meditation and how much practice we need to achieve them. Read More 
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Breathing Meditations
How to Fight Stress with Intentional Breathing
This simple yet effective form of deep breathing defuses the stress feedback loop and teaches your brain and body to relax. Read More
Focus & Attention
3 Simple Ways to Switch Out of Autopilot
Three mindfulness tips to interrupt mind wandering and re-wire the brain. Read More
Kids & Teens
How Mindfulness Benefits Students, Police Officers, and Married Couples
Mindfulness can help kids stay out of detention, keep married couples happier longer, and just might help new police officers work through traumatic events. Read More
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Can Compassion Training Help Physicians Avoid Burnout?
A new study suggests that compassion training may buffer against the detrimental effects of high-stress medical training, particularly for those prone to depression. Read More
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Stress Impacts the Brain Increasing Risk for Heart Disease
New study suggests that how the mind, body, and brain perceive and respond to stress may have direct bearing on the onset of cardiovascular illness. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
How to Disarm Your Biggest Critic
People who approach others as a problem are most likely taking aim at themselves when no one else is around. Here’s how to shift out of reaction mode and see the good even in our most judgemental friends. Read More
Kids & Teens
Why Mindfulness Belongs in the Classroom
Research shows that mindfulness skills improve memory, organizational skills, reading and math scores, all while giving kids the tools they need to handle toxic stress. Read More
Focus & Attention
A Simple Strategy for Creating New Habits
Four research-backed tips that will help you stave off temptation, follow through on your goals, and shift out of old habits and into new ones. Read More
Magazine
Are Your Happiness Goals Too High?
On the road to well-being, says James Baraz, embrace all your diverse feelings. Read More
