Loving-Kindness & Compassion
The Charter for Compassion
Read the call to action that is inspiring people around the world to campaign for a more compassionate global community. Read More 
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Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Stanford’s Day of Kindness
On May 25, 2011, Stanford University held its first campus-wide official Day of Kindness. All that was required was being kind and noticing kindness throughout the day. Read More
Guided Meditations
Two practices to nurture motivation
Shamash Alidina invites you to explore what your deep intentions of mindfulness are with these two simple exercises. Read More
Magazine
Why Vacations Are Necessary
A vacation can be just the thing to jumpstart your waning creativity, according to a recent report on CNN.com. In the report, Adam Galinsky, professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, says “detaching from a familiar environment can help get new perspectives on… Read More
Focus & Attention
What Attention Zone is Your Mind In?
The Attention Zones Model identifies four different modes of focus in which the mind functions. Elisha Goldstein shows us how we can use this model to improve our attention and use our time more productively. Read More
Magazine
Veteran rocker rocking it for veterans
At the Hawn Foundation benefit for MindUP that I mentioned in my previous post, “Celebrating Goldie Hawn and MindUP,” I had the distinct pleasure of meeting Dave Mason. Mason was a pal of Jimi Hendrix and a rock legend in his own right as founder of the British band… Read More
Kids & Teens
Celebrating Goldie Hawn and MindUP
What do Meryl Streep, Kyle Maclachlan, Kurt Russell, certain players from the worlds of Washington and Wall Street, and I all have in common? We all had the great honor to be together at the Metropolitan Club at New York’s Central Park late last month, celebrating Goldie Hawn’s work in trying… Read More
Magazine
My Year of Living Without Money
Is it possible to live without spending any cash whatsoever? After becoming disillusioned with consumer society, Mark Boyle decided to give it a try. Read More
Focus & Attention
Feeling Overconnected? Here are Simple Ways to Unplug
As much as we'd all like to escape from our technology, oftentimes the demands of work don't give us the choice. Elisha Goldstein gives advice on how to use our digital devices to actually support us in our mindfulness practice. Read More
Creativity
Animating Art Through Meditation
Arthur Zajonc explores how art can come to life through contemplation, and guides us through a simple exercise that will help us experience art in this exciting way. Read More
