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How Mindfulness Helps Me Thrive with Asthma—A woman in a red jacket reaches a mountain peak surrounded by other mountains.
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How Mindfulness Helps Me Thrive with Asthma 

When Georgina Miranda was diagnosed with severe asthma, she realized how working with mindfulness could help her find the courage not only to summit mountains, but also to slow down and embrace taking things one breath at a time. Read More 

  • Georgina Miranda
  • November 6, 2021
We’re All Biased. Here’s How Meditation May Help—Painting of two hands painted in many colors coming together from left and right with their fingers interlocking in the middle over a red background.
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We’re All Biased. Here’s How Meditation May Help. 

By engaging in practices that increase awareness, focus on our similarities, and develop care and kindness, writes Mind & Life Institute Science Director Wendy Hasenkamp, we might also be loosening the hold of implicit bias. Read More 

  • Wendy Hasenkamp
  • November 4, 2021
Helping Kids Connect Through Face Masks at School—Makers, a mask, a bottle of hand sanitizer, a rainbow, pencil crayons, and other various classroom materials are spread over a bright yellow background.
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Helping Kids Connect Through Face Masks at School 

Wearing masks and social distancing makes it harder for kids to connect with one another at school. Here’s how mindfulness director Adam Ortman is helping by incorporating more playfulness in the curriculum. Read More 

  • Sarah Robertson
  • November 3, 2021
Daily Gratitude
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How to Make Gratitude a Daily Habit 

It’s easy to focus on what we want rather than what we have. But when we shift our awareness to the present moment, we begin finding moments of gratitude in everyday life. Read More 

  • Eric Langshur and Nate Klemp
  • November 1, 2021
Mindful Books and Podcasts to Curl Up With This Fall - Cat, book and coffee in a bed.
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Mindful Books and Podcasts to Curl Up With This Fall 

As the weather changes, we’re spending a little less time outdoors and a little more time inside staying warm. Here are the Mindful editors’ recommendations for a cozy night in. Read More 

  • Barry Boyce, Amber Tucker, Oyinda Lagunju, Ava Whitney-Coulter, and Stephanie Domet
  • October 29, 2021
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