It Matters Why You Meditate
Research suggests that the way you view your emotional and psychological life may influence your reasons for meditating, and how much benefit you get from the practice.
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Research suggests that the way you view your emotional and psychological life may influence your reasons for meditating, and how much benefit you get from the practice.
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New research indicates that a mindfulness-based intervention may offer mental and emotional support to survivors of gun violence.
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It’s not always easy to show up with genuine happiness and gratitude, especially when we’re facing personal or organizational challenges. That’s why appreciative joy is powerful: By seeing the good even in adversity, we gain a balanced perspective, harmony, and resilience.
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Explore a guide to bittersweet emotions, an ode to everyday beauty, and more recent books and podcasts.
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Learning to tune in to our own vulnerability is an act of courage that allows us to form deeper, more genuine relationships.
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We often place high value on happiness and the happiness of those around us. But what does being happy actually mean? Here’s what Mindful readers had to say about the deeper meaning of happiness.
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Death doula and hospice chaplain Meredith Parfet reflects on what she and like-minded experts have learned from their work with the dying.
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We’re often focused on our own “screenplay of how great things are,” writes Barry Boyce. But if we can let go of the narratives we think we need, we can see people as they are.
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Dr. Stacee Reicherzer, counselor and author of The Healing Otherness Handbook, shares a meditation on the colors of the Pride flag informed by her experience as a transgender woman.
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Vinny Ferraro offers four steps to acknowledge what’s hard and explore our heart’s relationship to pain.
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