As you have very likely experienced through mindfulness practice, our ordinary state is not one of flow, but of mind wandering—a state in which our attention drifts between the present moment and thoughts about past and future. When we practice
This week, mindfulness teacher and recovery coach Emily Jane guides a grounding practice to find safety in our bodies when trauma, fear, or anxiety are pulling us to escape from or numb our discomfort.
When we are living with a
When your schedule (and your mind) never seem to rest, here are three simple ways to feel more present in everyday life that don’t take much time.
We’ve all been through a lot—both together and alone—and as the long, warm
In this 2-minute video, meditation teacher Christiane Wolf explains what “formal” and “informal” mean when it comes to mindfulness.
If you’ve heard the terms “formal mindfulness” or “informal mindfulness,” you might have been left scratching your head. Isn’t mindfulness
This week, Toby Sola guides us through a practice to hone attention and tap into the effervescent joy of flow state.
You may have heard of “impermanence” as an important theme in meditation practice. In this guided practice, Toby Sola
In this practice, Scott Rogers guides us to take the role of observer to difficult emotions, so that we can more easily create the space we need to let them go.
Sometimes we can see our intense emotions coming, and
The question that nearly all prospective meditators have: Will you actually have greater health and well-being if you meditate? Mindfulness teacher Steven Hickman addresses the question from a scientific (and pragmatic) perspective.
Practicing mindfulness and compassion helps us see our lives more clearly. Instead of staying caught up in unskillful habits and reactivity, it encourages us to live with more awareness and intention. While mindfulness and compassion serve a uniquely supportive role
What Is a Body Scan Meditation? A guided practice where attention is systematically moved through different parts of the body to release tension and increase awareness.
Benefits for Sleep:
Habits are formed and strengthened as we journey through a continuous loop seeking to satisfy our urges. Here’s how mindfulness interrupts the cycle to break bad habits.
If there’s a patch of open lawn at a corner, children will cut
