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 
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It’s Official: Rejection Really Hurts
New research suggests that the same areas in the brain that are activated by physical pain are also activated at moments of intense social rejection. “Social Rejection Shares Somatosensory Representations With Physical Pain,” was recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study’s lead author,… Read More
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Better Sex Through Mindfulness Meditation?
Yes, it's true! Marsha Lucas, PhD talks about a simple way you can rewire and reenergize your sex life with mindfulness meditation. Read More
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Stress Reduction Improves Conception
New research shows promise for women undergoing certain infertility treatments—they’re more likely to become pregnant if they take part in a simultaneous stress reduction program. The finding, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, raises new and controversial questions about the role that stress may play in infertility. Read More
Focus & Attention
Is it Time to Unplug?
"So there I was driving," writes Elisha Goldstein, "only to look up and find that I was three exits past where I needed to get off. Talk about being on auto-pilot. Sound familiar?" Read More
Magazine
Beautiful & Difficult: Stories on Motherhood and Mindfulness
In honor of Mother’s Day, here is a selection of stories that reveal the fierce, complicated, beautiful heart of motherhood in all its forms—and how mothering is so closely linked to mindfulness. Read More
Getting Started
Asthma Cases Up… Don’t Forget Meditation!
Asthma cases in the U.S. are on the rise, and mindfulness has been shown to help mitigate attacks. Yesterday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed new statistics indicating that nearly 1 in 12 Americans were diagnosed with asthma by 2009. The Vital Signs report found that people diagnosed with asthma in… Read More
Focus & Attention
Meditation Leads to Better Decision-Making
A new study reveals how mindfulness practice can change decision-making for the better. The study, conducted by the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute, found that people who meditate regularly use different parts of their brains in the decision-making process. A total of 66 people participated in the study. Those who regularly practiced… Read More
Guided Meditations
A Mini-Mindful Challenge
What if, once an hour, you brought your life back to what is happening right now? Elisha Goldstein offers this practice. Read More
Creativity
A Way of Seeing
Change the way you take pictures—and change the way you see the world, say Andy Karr and Michael Wood. Read More
