Compassion
Finding Community (Where You Least Expect It)
Even when you feel disconnected, you’re part of something larger than yourself. Your community is not just who you already know—it flows in abundance when you’re in need. Read More 
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Mindfulness Research
Why Cancer Survivors Need Mindfulness
Serious illness often marks both body and mind: Mindfulness helps us to face what we would rather not: learning from the unwanted, perhaps even being enriched by it. Read More
Anxiety
When Cancer Becomes Your Identity: A Meditation
Physical changes caused by cancer can trigger a deep sense of grief. This mindfulness practice for cancer patients explores changes in self-image and identity during the cancer experience. Read More
Audio
How to Show Up When You Have Cancer
In this podcast, Patricia Rockman, director of education and clinical services for the Center for Mindfulness Studies in Toronto, and Mindful columnist Elaine Smookler, both cancer survivors, talk about how mindfulness factors into the cancer experience. Read More
Anxiety
Celebrate the Life You Have
How mindfulness can transform tragedy into a glorious appreciation for what is right in front of you. Read More
Anxiety
Being Present with Cancer
Fear. Uncertainty about the future. Some of the most difficult elements of the cancer experience are well-suited for mindfulness, and 20 years of research into Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) is beginning to bear out the benefits. Plus — try this breathing meditation to alleviate insomnia. Read More
Health
The Best Medicine
Even if we hurt—maybe especially if we hurt, says Elaine Smookler—it helps to laugh. Read More
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