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In this guided meditation, Caverly Morgan invites us to move beyond “positive thinking” in difficult moments and instead tap into a deep well of unconditional love for ourselves The post Caverly Morgan: A Meditation for Unconditional Love When You’re Struggling appeared first on Mindful.
Editor-in-Chief Barry Boyce explores how a practice of allowing can change our perspective and embrace the changes life throws our way. The post Learning the Light Touch of Allowing appeared first on Mindful.
Mindfulness does not require that we feel calm all the time, or even try to feel calm. This healing breath practice from monthly contributing teacher Rose Felix Cratsley is a place to return to when fear and grief feel overwhelming. The post Healing Breath: A Mindfulness Practice for Communities Navigating Trauma, Loss, and Uncertainty appeared first on Mindful.
People often talk about "frequency" as though it's something mysterious we can tap into. But what if some of what we are noticing is connected to the state of our nervous system in real time? The post What’s Happening in Your Nervous System When You Feel “Aligned” appeared first on Mindful.
Shamash Alidina guides a walking meditation to cultivate "beginner's mind" and experience even familiar routes with new curiosity and wonder. The post Shamash Alidina: “Beginner’s Mind” Walking Meditation appeared first on Mindful.
Teaching children how to bounce back from adversity starts with modeling our own mistakes and how we forgive ourselves for them. This expert Q&A with Sharon Salzberg, Dr. Chris Willard, and Dr. Mark Bertin explores what it means to go through the muck instead of around. The post The Key to Raising Resilient Kids appeared first on Mindful.
Dear girls, I’ve missed you and here the new year has arrived, we have to do a year‑end recap. So coffee and let’s begin. A new year is always a good opportunity to look back. Usually we tend to measure the past year by external achievements: the new job, the goals we reached, or the places we visited. But when I look at my past year, my most significant achievement actually happened from within. This year I learned to do something that was very hard for me before – to learn to listen, a crazy shift from listening to responding to listening to understand. In the past, when someone spoke to me or presented an opinion different from mine, my brain would instantly go into a defensive or attack mode. I wasn’t really listening. I was busy drafting my answer, with arguments to prove I was right, and how to convince the other side. This year I realized that the need to be right at any cost costs us dearly—it costs us our peace of mind and the quality of our relationships with those around us. The post “The best gift I gave myself this year” appeared for the first time in Salon.
How noticing what’s new with a "beginner's mind" can ease mental fatigue, and help you reconnect with everyday wonder. The post The Power of Beginner’s Mind appeared first on Mindful.
Thinking things should be a certain way, every time, can get us in trouble. Same goes with meditation. Try practicing with the following tips in mind. The post 3 Ways to Escape the “Perfect Meditator” Trap appeared first on Mindful.
If we view challenges as stressful setbacks, there's an opportunity to shift our perspective and grow from our experiences. The post How to Shift Mental Gears: 10 Ways to Build Resilience appeared first on Mindful.
Jenée Johnson leads a practice to foster returning to ourselves whenever our mind wanders. The post Jeneé Johnson: Build Resilience by Staying in the Moment appeared first on Mindful.
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.
