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How Mindful Parenting Differs From Just Being Mindful
According to new research, children who experience mindful parenting are less likely to use drugs or get depression or anxiety. Read More 
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Focus & Attention
Driving to Distraction
At any given daylight moment, as many as 660,000 American drivers are using electronic devices. Twenty-three percent of all auto collisions involve mobile phones. Distracted drivers not only make for frightening statistics, author Jeff Greenwald asserts that they have become the mindful driving challenge du jour: How to cope with drivers so mindless that they are willing to put their lives—and others—at risk. Read More
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Touch the One You Love
The research is conclusive: Physical contact is good for both mind and body. Read More
Expert Interviews
What Mindfulness Is Missing
According to neurosurgeon Jim Doty, mindfulness and compassion must go hand in hand. Read More
Kids & Teens
A Simple Story Can Improve Students’ Grades in Science
According to a new study, reading about scientists’ struggles can help students who aren’t doing so well in science. Read More
Breathing Meditations
The Three-Minute Breathing Space Practice
We explore the origins of one of the most durable mindfulness practices — Plus offer a guided meditation practice. Read More
Focus & Attention
Overcome These Five Common Obstacles to Meditation
Working with the wandering mind is challenging. Here’s why you’re having trouble meditating and a practice to renew your motivation. Read More
Guided Meditations
Why It’s Difficult to Meditate with Anxiety
For people whose anxiety boxes them in, a basic meditation practice isn't so straightforward. Read More
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Where Does Kindness Come From?
A new study fuses methods from several different branches of science to reveal the forces that shape kindness. Read More
Focus & Attention
11 Simple Daily Mindfulness Practices
Zindel Segal offers 11 ways to slow down and increase focus throughout the day so you don't get tripped up by the same old mental ruts. Read More
