Calm
Why Rituals Matter (and How to Create Your Own)
Mark the important moments in your days, seasons and years with meaningful, mindful action.
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Compassion
Why ‘Forgive and Forget’ is Not Always the Wisest Path
How fierce, outer, engaged forgiveness can complement the inner forgiveness the mindfulness community so often emphasizes.
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12 Minute Meditation
A Guided Meditation to Train Moment-to-Moment Awareness
When we train our awareness of what’s arising, both internally and externally, we increase our capacity to act with wisdom, no matter what life throws at us.
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Anxiety
C.H.O.I.C.E. is at the Heart of Teaching Trauma-Informed Mindfulness
Use this easy-to-remember acronym as a starting point for creating trauma-aware spaces and sessions when teaching mindfulness.
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Compassion
9 Mindfulness Books to Add to Your Reading List
In our spring roundup of the best new mindfulness books, you’ll find titles that offer transformational wisdom on self-care, belonging, power, and more.
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Compassion
Shared Experiences Don’t Always Lead to Better Understanding
“Me too” are two powerful words that express solidarity with others, but new research finds that sharing a past similar experience might hinder your ability to understand what the other person is really going through.
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Anxiety
I’m More Than My Anxious Thoughts—And So Are You
A lifelong high achiever, Melena Kiriaki was afraid she would lose her momentum if she wasn’t operating from a place of anxiety. Meditation showed her that she’s more than her fearful thoughts.
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Anxiety
How to Practice Breathing Meditation
Meditation teacher Diana Winston and researcher Susan Smalley address some of the most common concerns that come up when people first try mindful breathing meditation.
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Voices
The Benefit of Meditating Alone Together
Meditation may appear to be a solitary pursuit, says Barry Boyce, but many benefits come from doing it with others.
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Anxiety
What We Can Learn from Paying Attention to What Happens After the Storm
Life brings us many storms—real and metaphorical. And sometimes, nothing is where we left it when the storm passes. The good news is, we can weather the storms, with a little practice.
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