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Focus & Attention
Mindful Social Networking 

Social networking—is it helpful or harmful? Ethan Nichtern offers suggestions for how we can go online without losing our minds. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • April 21, 2011
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Magazine
Working with #^&%! Anger 

Is it just us, or are references to meditation showing up more frequently in mainstream news? In fact, they seem to be showing up in some of the strangest f---ing places...  Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • April 20, 2011
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Depression & Grief
The Importance of Sadness 

Sadness isn't necessarily something to be avoided. In fact, Susan Piver says despair can be the consequence of fighting it. Compassion is what happens when you don’t.  Read More 

  • Susan Piver
  • April 20, 2011
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Magazine
Sustainability: Just What Is It? 

Bridget Hildreth looks for the true meaning of a common but sometimes misunderstood term and finds it at Oregon's Flora Valley Farms. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • April 15, 2011
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Expert Interviews
The Lakers Meditate? 

Soren Gordhamer interviews sports psychologist and meditation teacher George Mumford about meditation, basketball, professional athletes and responsibility.  Read More 

  • Soren Gordhamer
  • April 15, 2011
Expert Interviews
Ellen Langer 

 Dr. Ellen Langer is a professor in the Psychology Department at Harvard University. Her books written for general and academic readers include Mindfulness and The Power of Mindful Learning, and the forthcoming Mindful Creativity.   Dr. Langer has described her work on the illusion of control, aging,… Read More 

  • julymcom
  • April 8, 2011
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Kids & Teens
Healing Trauma Through Mindfulness 

Studies into the brains of chronically traumatized children reveal that although there can be crippling side-effects, there is also hope for healing with mindfulness practice. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • April 7, 2011
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