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The Benefits of Meditating With Others
We’re accustomed to thinking of meditation as a solitary activity, but meditating in community also offers a host of benefits. Read More 
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Compassion
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Compassion
Compassion in Action: Showing Up Even When We Want to Shut Down
Compassion disrupts our default habit of judging by seeking to understand and recognize our interconnectedness, generating a genuine desire to help. Read More
Compassion
Libraries Make Shh… Happen
These libraries celebrate community through programming dedicated to exploring the humanity of readers and creating inclusive spaces—reminding us that we’re all interconnected. Read More
Compassion
How We Heal Together
Change ripples out from the places we heal ourselves, writes editor-in-chief Heather Hurlock. And when we connect, we’re capable of great things. Read More
Calm
What Happens When We Reconnect With Nature
Why take your mindfulness practice outside? Rochelle Calvert explains how being in nature releases us from needing to “try” or “do,” so that we can feel more connected to the world around us. Read More
Compassion
How COVID Reminded Me We’re All Connected
Founding editor Barry Boyce delves into the ever-present balance between personal independence and our natural interdependence, two ways of seeing that touch every aspect of our lives. Read More
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A “Just Like Me” Practice to Expand Your Circle of Compassion
As we process the tragic events in Ukraine and around the world, we can choose to cultivate a sense of what ties all of humanity together: the desire to overcome suffering. Read More
Compassion
How Naming Can Empower Patients, and Other Mindful News
From cultivating peaceful neighborhoods in Minneapolis to shifting the bias in medical names, here’s what’s new in the world of mindfulness. Read More
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