This 2011 conversation between mindfulness teacher Elaine Smookler and former Mindful editor Stephany Tlalka explores the relationship between mindfulness and happiness. Do you input mindfulness on one end (through meditation and mindfulness practices) and then happiness comes out the other? Why
If you’re feeling restless before bed or in the middle of the night, try this extended practice to soothe racing thoughts and ease tension in the body.
There are so many reasons why we might struggle to get to sleep
I remember standing in my kitchen one morning, drawn to check my phone to find out what’s happening in the world before I’d even made my first cup of tea. A sad news story, three urgent emails, and a text
Going slow has always been accompanied by an air of wisdom. “Adopt the pace of nature,” advised Ralph Waldo Emerson. “Her secret is patience.” A couple millennia and change before that, Lao Tzu said something similar: “Nature does not hurry,
If you find you often react without thinking, explore this practice to respond with greater awareness.
Daily life is full of irritations: moments of inconvenience, situations where we don’t get what we were hoping for, delays, disappointments, prickly interactions that
We often hear about inner calm, but it can be so much more than a fleeting moment of peace after yoga or the perfect massage. Inner calm is actually our ability to let go of attachments and reactions to life’s
In honor of the power of mindful women leaders, a look back at our 2013 cover story on clothing designer Eileen Fisher.
I’ve known for some time that Eileen Fisher is a person who brings strong values to her business
If you find yourself stuck in a stress cycle, try this gentle practice to pause, calm your nervous system, and reset.
It’s not always an instinctual go-to for us, but self-compassion is one of the most powerful forms of healing
Equanimity is often discussed in relation to mindfulness, yet it extends beyond formal practice and into the ways we meet everyday life.
In this conversation, Margaret Cullen reflects on the ideas behind her book Quiet Strength and the five-year journey
This past week I presented “Mental Fitness for Athletes” for three high school boys and girls’ basketball teams from Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Through the talk was mostly about getting a mental edge in sports – and it went really well- the
