Getting Started
How to Choose a Type of Mindfulness Meditation
A new study teases out the different benefits of four kinds of meditation. Read More 
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Body Scan
Body Scan for Kids
An 11-minute body scan for children to help bring calmness, attention, and appreciation to hectic daytime routines and marathon bedtime rituals. Read More
Learn
Meditation Keeps Emotions in Check
A new study explores whether mindfulness is the result of meditation, a natural disposition, or a spontaneous state of mind. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Can You Build a City on Compassion?
Greg fischer, the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, is trying to prove that compassion can heal political paralysis. The cynics think he’s crazy. But what if he’s right? Read More
Creativity
Finding Peace in the Noise
Music reaches us in very deep ways, etching ideas and culture into our psyche. Rapper JusTme uses it to teach mindfulness— and love. Read More
Eating & Body Image
Green Beans: A Twist on a Classic
When I think of green beans, my mind snaps to my summers in France as a little girl. All through the season, my mother would send me out to the garden to pluck the crunchy, tender pods and bring them to her kitchen, where she would whip up a simply… Read More
Magazine
Meditation meets Virtual Reality
Keep up with the latest in mindfulness. Read More
Focus & Attention
How to Break a Bad Habit (Faster Than You Can Take a Selfie)
Bad habits originate from one place: our thinking. That's why it helps to get to know your brain. Mindfulness helps you get familiar with the well-worn grooves of your desires—from there, you can start to work with your urges. Read More
Body Scan
The 7 Qualities of Mindfulness Trained in the Body Scan
The body scan is a foundational mindfulness practice that introduces us to working more skillfully with experience. Try it for yourself. Read More
Creativity
Using Mindfulness to Jumpstart Creativity at Work
Research suggests people are more open to original ideas after just a brief meditation practice. Read More
