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A 20-minute meditation from Jon Kabat-Zinn to allow you to tap into your capacity to be in touch with your experience, and be awake and aware with no agenda other than to be awake and aware. The post The Breathscape Practice for Cultivating Mindfulness appeared first on Mindful.
Our hands carry, fold, type, hold, grasp, and steady us all day long. Try these mindful techniques for releasing tension when your hands and wrists need a little extra TLC. The post 7 Simple Techniques for Releasing Tension from Fingertips to Palms appeared first on Mindful.
This week, Kelly Boys leads us in a body scan meditation to let go of stress we may be holding in our bodies so we can surrender into rest. The post A 12-Minute Body Scan Meditation for Letting Go of Stress and Falling Asleep appeared first on Mindful.
If you’ve been struggling to make a new health habit stick—the solution might be easier (and shorter) than you think. The post Do Something That Is Not Nothing appeared first on Mindful.
Uncertainty doesn't need to create more anxiety. Explore this mindfulness practice for embracing change and appreciating the ride. The post 12 Minute Meditation: Resting in the Flow of Existence appeared first on Mindful.
Meditation is often done with eyes closed. Soft-gaze meditation can broaden our visual field and encourage an open, receptive quality of attention. The post A Grounding Practice to Focus Your Busy Mind appeared first on Mindful.
In recent decades we women have undergone a genuine revolution. We have learned to demand pay equality, have taken key positions, and we manage careers and families with skill. But the most real and exciting revolution is taking place in our most intimate place: the right to know our bodies, to explore them, and to demand uncompromising pleasure. The term "sexual health" has long ceased to be a slur, and the understanding that orgasm and pleasure are an integral part of our quality of life has already taken root. The post "No Taboo, No Secrets: The Women's Guide to Your Precise Pleasure" first appeared in Salon.
When we understand grief as a relationship—to what we’ve lost and to ourselves—we can also choose a more relational model of healing. Dr. Gordon Wallace offers six mindful ways to navigate the winding corridors of sorrow without losing ourselves. The post Walking Grief Home: Six Companions for Living With Loss appeared first on Mindful.
We live in a noisy world that’s constantly vying for our attention. But as teacher Sharon Salzberg reminds us, our attention is at its most potent when we're able to rest and restore it. The post A Meditation to Rest Your Attention appeared first on Mindful.
Is your body trying to tell you something? These small involuntary physical adjustments, or micromovements, reflect a genuine physiological response to internal stress. Recognizing them can help you respond with mindful care. The post 10 Subtle Micromovements That Reveal Anxiety’s Early Indicators in Adults appeared first on Mindful.
When you’re overwhelmed and feeling the urge to resist or repress painful, confusing, or distressing emotions, use this meditation from recovery coach Emily Jane to practice staying present with courage and compassion. The post Embodied Compassion for Difficult Emotions appeared first on Mindful.
To truly understand how to improve our lives, we must separate what we've been told about external success from what gives us a sense of inner vitality | Meet the Japanese concept Ikigai: the philosophy of finding a reason to get up in the morning
Father’s Day offers an opportunity to consider how we understand, represent, and talk about dads as caregivers. This Father’s Day, Liza Ruggiero considers how gardening can reinforce the essential role dads play as nurturers, while cultivating patience, attention, and connection. The post A Different Kind of Father’s Day: Nurturing Mindfulness and Care in the Garden appeared first on Mindful.
In this meditation, teacher Cara Bradley helps you connect balance your body and mind and tap into the power of embodied open awareness. The post A 12 Minute Meditation to Make Movement Mindful with Cara Bradley appeared first on Mindful.
Chronic, complex medical conditions rarely have easy answers—but as meditation teacher Juliana Sloane reminds us in this soothing practice, we can always meet our suffering with creativity, gentleness, and compassion. The post A Meditation to Bring Comfort and Kindness to Pain and Illness appeared first on Mindful.
Mindfulness teacher and hypnotherapist Juliana Sloane shares her journey with an unexpected complex medical condition—and what shifted for her when she had to lean even more deeply into the very skills she offers her clients. The post Mindfulness and Hypnosis: Tools for Navigating Chronic Illness appeared first on Mindful.
There’s a ton of buzz around micro-practices these days—but are we missing the entire point of these mini-pauses? Dr. Shalini Bahl digs into how we can understand their purpose beyond a commodified “hack” and explains how micro-practices can actually shift how we show up in our lives. The post How Micro-Practices Can Be the Bridge Between Your Meditation and Your Choices appeared first on Mindful.
Experiencing a season of struggle with your kid? You're not alone. This gentle practice can help reconnect you with steadiness so you can keep parenting from love. The post A Meditation on Working With Our Fear And Parenting From Love appeared first on Mindful.
Take a restorative moment to release tension and feel deeply into gratitude for your hard-working body. The post A 12-Minute Meditation to Rest Your Body in Gratitude appeared first on Mindful.
By opening to our own moments of fear and self-doubt as parents, we can lighten the pressure on ourselves to always get it right—which lets us show up for our kids in profound ways. The post Cultivating Courage and Confidence in Motherhood appeared first on Mindful.
