Calm
A 12-Minute Meditation to Welcome Everything
Frank Ostaseski offers six steps to open up to the present moment—whatever it may bring.
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A 15-Minute Meditation for Self-Acceptance
On some level, many of us are healing from perfectionism, but with mindfulness we can learn to embrace our flaws. Cheryl Jones, founder of The Mindful Path, shares a guided practice to be with ourselves as we are.
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Calm
What Is Possible When We Allow Ourselves to Feel Discouraged?
As much as we try to maintain a sense of positivity, we might find ourselves feeling defeated by the headlines in the news. Clinical psychologist Steve Hickman outlines three steps to turn that defeat into a driving force for action.
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A 10-Minute Practice to Fully Experience the Present
When the world feels out of control, it helps to take time to stop and do nothing at all. Jay Vidyarthi guides us to temporarily let go of racing thoughts and rest our awareness in the experience of this moment.
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Calm
How Your Brain Creates Your Sense of Self
Our powerful brains allow us to imagine and evaluate different scenarios in the past and future. But when we shift our attention to the present, our minds can quiet down.
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Anxiety
How to Be Kinder to Yourself
We all tend to think the worst of ourselves when under a lot of stress. The next time you feel like you're being too hard on yourself, try this simple practice to foster self-compassion.
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Anxiety
The Mindfulness Skill That Is Crucial for Stress
A study suggests that practicing acceptance helps reduce our stress more than simple mindful awareness.
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Anxiety
How to Meet Loss and Pain Without Fear
By practicing compassion we can open the heart to the universality of the human condition with clarity, allowing us to respond to difficulty with balance and care.
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