Meditating with Asthma and Other Breathing Problems
For those with a history of breathing problems, the seemingly simple process of breathing is entangled with fear, anxiety, and other difficult emotions. Read More
For those with a history of breathing problems, the seemingly simple process of breathing is entangled with fear, anxiety, and other difficult emotions. Read More
Extending your practice can bring challenges that may not arise in shorter sessions. Read More
Mindfulness is a practice of being with whatever shows up—that includes the sniffles and itchy eyes. Read More
Mindfulness research points to probabilities, not concrete results tailored to each individual. But science can help us be better explorers—and meditation is fundamentally a practice of investigation. Read More
Test your theory about not being a morning person. Read More
If you feel that a particularly challenging feeling or memory is growing too big or intense to bear, the most mindful thing you can do is to choose intentionally to disengage, says clinical psychologist and mindfulness teacher Steve Hickman. Read More
The trick is to keep challenging feelings from overwhelming you—to have them simply inform how you feel instead. Read More
When you're feeling anxious and jittery, try an alternative to seated meditation. Read More
It’s never fun, but over the course of a lifetime, sadness visits us all. What if instead of resisting, you could welcome it in and listen to what it has to say? Read More
Thoughts are not your enemy while you meditate. Some of our best ideas can make themselves known when you take time to pause and notice them—the trick is not to court them. Read More
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