Focus
How Meditation Supports Health and Healing
Studies show that mindfulness is ultimately an effective, low-cost way to manage (and maybe even improve) physical and mental health and well-being. Read More 
Misty Pratt has been a health researcher for over 10 years and works as a Research Coordinator with the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario. She is also a freelance writer and voice for the Ottawa blog Kids in the Capital. Misty's research interests include mental well-being and maternal health.
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Compassion
Shared Experiences Don’t Always Lead to Better Understanding
“Me too” are two powerful words that express solidarity with others, but new research finds that sharing a past similar experience might hinder your ability to understand what the other person is really going through. Read More
Focus
Women Are Leaders of Mindfulness at Work—Here’s Why
The latest research shows that employees are happier in their jobs when they’re led by a woman, but experts say that being an effective leader has more to do with trust than with gender. Read More
Anxiety
A Recent Study Reveals Mindfulness is Comparable to Popular Drug for Treating Anxiety
Mindfulness-based stress reduction is just as effective as a gold-standard antidepressant for the treatment of anxiety, and comes with fewer side effects. Read More
Calm
The Power of Gratitude (with a Healthy Dose of Cynicism)
Misanthropic beliefs and attitudes come with risks to our mental health. Can gratitude help us see things another way? Read More
Compassion
What Does It All Mean?
Humans are inherently motivated to seek out fulfillment in their lives—to thrive, rather than simply survive. New research shows that meaning may be simple to find because it’s all around us. Read More
Focus
Why We Believe in Luck
Our notions of chance, fate, or fortune really can shape what happens to us—just not in the way we might think. Here’s how our practice reveals a wiser way of “getting lucky.” Read More
Compassion
The Untapped Potential of Cultivating Gratitude at Work
Showing gratitude at work can contribute to a healthier workplace, but new research says that work gratitude is conceptually different from gratitude in other areas of our lives. Read More
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