Browsing: Mindfulness

It feels dangerous out there. When you engage mindful awareness, you offer yourself an edge to meet life’s chaos with creativity and compassion.The world might currently…

If you spend time in front of a screen, your eyes might need a little extra TLC. Here’s an easy practice you can do right at…

Cultivate gratitude for life’s small delights and savor the moment as you move through the senses.One morning in early October, I glanced at my cell phone…

In June 2023 New York Mayor Eric Adams announced a new policy that would go into effect that fall. Every morning every public school student would…

This week, mindfulness teacher Vanessa Hutchinson-Szekely shares a tender meditation for those in the middle of pain. Sometimes seasons of intense suffering show up in our…

Have you noticed that we are writing by hand less and less these days? Sometimes it’s just a signature with a blunt stylus at the grocery…

I’ll never forget a holiday moment a few years ago, when I found myself in a negotiation with my younger daughter over her gift list. In…

This year, for the first time in my life, I experienced intense chronic pain that turned everything upside down and lasted nearly four months. As someone…

Last spring, I struggled to finish my most recent book, Happy Relationships: 25 Buddhist Practices to Transform Your Connection with Your Partner, Family, and Friends. I…

You’ve probably heard that mindfulness reduces stress levels. But how does it help? Shamash Alidina shares the research—plus, a meditation you can turn to anytime. You’ve…