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Books & Reviews
The Potential (and Pitfalls) of Yoga and Meditation for Mental Health 

In her new book, All in Her Head: How Gender Bias Harms Women’s Mental Health, science writer Misty Pratt evaluates research and offers advice on trying yoga and meditation to support mental well-being—including why it’s important to adapt these popular practices to what your own mind and body need. Read More 

  • Misty Pratt
  • May 30, 2024
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Creativity
How Mindful Journaling Can Help Your Daily Practice 

There’s a robust body of research that shows mindful journaling can be a powerful tool for insight, clarity, healing, and well-being. Here’s why you should try it (even if you don’t consider yourself a “writer”). Read More 

  • Siri Myhrom
  • May 24, 2024
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Focus & Attention
How to Give Your Full Attention 

By practicing self-awareness, you can listen with greater care—not only to words, but also to the emotion and meaning that's being expressed. Read More 

  • Laurie J. Cameron
  • May 17, 2024
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Depression & Grief
Please Die Soon: Finding Compassion for Unimaginable Thoughts 

When someone you love is dying, there could be a secret moment, when things are really bad, when you hear yourself silently whisper the unimaginable thought: Please die soon. Say what??? It is with a brave heart, writes Elaine Smookler, that we look at this whole journey of death and make peace with the wild currents that threaten to pull us under. Read More 

  • Elaine Smookler
  • May 15, 2024
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