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Backyard Mindfulness 

Naturalist John Bates shares his ever-growing appreciation of the phenology of the Manitowish River, where he lives. Love of the natural world isn’t just a one-way street, he says. It’s also the path to understanding yourself.  Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • February 7, 2011
Magazine
Learning to Make Peace 

On Wednesday, February 2, the dynamic and innovative mayor of Newark, New Jersey, Cory Booker, announced the Newark Peace Education Summit: The Power of Nonviolence. The Dalai Lama will join Mayor Booker and other activists and experts on May 13-15 to share stories of challenge and success in the… Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • February 4, 2011
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Books & Reviews
Invite Kind Attention In 

In an excerpt from their new book, The Mindful Way Through Anxiety, Susan M. Orsillo, Ph.D, and Lizabeth Roemer, Ph.D discuss developing the skills of mindfulness in order to bring kind attention into your daily life.  Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • February 1, 2011
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Magazine
Mindfulness: Out of the News, into Your Life 

Mindfulness has, of course, been increasingly newsworthy, but the latest news – as reported on here on Mindful.org last week – has really been getting around in the past couple of days. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • January 27, 2011
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Magazine
Suffering Is Optional 

Physical pain is unavoidable, but meditation practice can ease the mental suffering that often accompanies it. Susan Smalley and Diana Winston teach us how. Read More 

  • Mindful Staff
  • January 25, 2011
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Magazine
Inner Peace is an Onion 

Journalist Jenn Director Knudsen researches how to peel back the layers to find the mind-body connection. Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • January 20, 2011
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Expert Interviews
Parenting Happily 

As parents, we experience stress at various times during the day—whether during a hectic morning routine, a hurried bedtime ritual, or a silent drive to school. But mindfulness can help in many ways, says psychologist Raelynn Maloney.  Read More 

  • Line Goguen-Hughes
  • January 19, 2011
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