Mindful

What if avoiding discomfort is sometimes what holds us back from living fully? Drawing on psychological research and her clinical experience, Dr. Diana Hill explains why meaningful experiences…

Mindfulness practice may begin with ourselves, but Mark Bertin argues that its effects extend much further.

Jon Kabat-Zinn guides readers through a 20-minute mindfulness practice designed to cultivate the capacity to fully inhabit the present moment.

Happiness in children is not about pushing difficulties aside or chasing good feelings. It is a learnable skill, a capacity to hold life’s ups and downs with authenticity…

Most of us spend nearly half our waking hours lost in thought about the past or future. Research confirms this mental wandering is one of the biggest drains…

Change is constant, and staying grounded through it takes more than willpower. Susan Bauer-Wu introduces equanimity as a quality that is both stable and receptive, combining an understanding…

On a rainy evening, sitting quietly at his desk, writer Rashid Hughes found himself moved to write haiku, and in doing so discovered that three simple lines of…

In this guided audio session and text, Wendy O’Leary addresses the common “guilt” associated with feeling happy during difficult times.

Even with over 15 years of experience, Angela Stubbs reveals the common struggle of feeling like a “mindfulness fraud” when unable to “outsmart” physical pain or emotional dysregulation.

The article explores how purpose is not fixed. Purpose is something dynamic that can shift as our experiences, values, and attention change over time.

Most of us think of kindness as something we extend outward. Rick Hanson offers a reframe: that kindness to others and kindness to yourself are not separate practices…

Whether it is work stress, health concerns, or simply the weight of the world, sleeplessness is something many of us know well.