Calm
What to Do When Self-Care Feels Like a Burden
When even the three-minute breathing space feels like work, we may just need to give ourselves a break.
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Why It’s So Hard to Let Others Care For You
One of the hardest things to do is to admit you need help— second only to receiving that help when it’s offered. Here’s a practice to help you remember that you deserve to be cared for.
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Compassion
Three Ways to Raise Empathic Kids So They Become Compassionate Adults
Considering how to make the children in our lives better people helps us reflect on how we ourselves can be more compassionate.
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Calm
How We Learn To Observe Our Own Biases
Mindfulness is often taught to and by middle-aged white women, but some of the most intense and interesting work is being offered to diverse and disenfranchised communities—bringing our cultural and class biases out into the open.
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Calm
A Meditation for Decentering Your “Self” (And Why You Should Do It)
When we realize that our “self” is really a process and not a fixed thing we can make space for less self-absorption and more compassion for others.
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Calm
Has Mindfulness Become Too Self-Involved?
Mindfulness isn’t all about self-improvement—It’s about remembering we’re all connected. Here are 10 ways to put compassion in action in your community.
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Calm
Mindfulness Wants You to Get Real With Yourself
Mindfulness is not about accessing bliss—it’s about tamping down on the temptation to opt out of the unpleasant and only seek the pleasant. The result? A healthier relationship with your thoughts and your emotions, no matter what comes your way.
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Calm
A Meditation for Exploring Your Habitual Reactions
If you find you often react without thinking, explore this practice to respond with greater awareness.
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