Mindfulness/Meditation
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10 Benefits of Meditation for the Brain and Body
The influences of meditation stretch from head to toe, positively affecting your brain, heart, and immune system, and helping with chronic pain, insomnia, and depression. We’ve rounded up some intriguing recent research showing that meditation is a powerful ally for mind, body, and spirit.
How to Be 10 Percent Happier
After an on-air panic attack, ABC newsman Dan Harris embarked on a journey of faith — and discovered a path to well-being.
How to Shift from a Judger to a Learner Mindset
The questions we ask can lead us down paths of discovery and delight, or down corridors of doom and gloom. Unlock the power of questioning with Marilee Adams’ transformative tool, the Choice Map, and decide which path will you choose.
Coming to Terms With Reality
Are you being held hostage by your negative thoughts? Byron Katie and “The Work” will help you discover how to negotiate a truce.
How to Make a Mindful Decision
A new study published in Psychological Science shows that just 15 minutes of mindfulness meditation can be an ideal tool for helping you make decisions.
Show Up! How Embracing Enthusiasm Creates a Rich, Full Life
Don’t hold back! Participate with enthusiasm: You’ll have more fun, feel more present and discover a wellspring of satisfaction.
Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People
The authors of Blindspot show us how to “outsmart the machinery of our own hidden biases.”
How to Be Alone With Your Thoughts
Find it difficult to just sit with your own inner ramblings? Clinical psychologist Noam Shpancer, PhD, offers advice on taming the tumult and finding some mental peace and quiet.
How to Calm Your Monkey Mind
Three experts offer tips for overcoming mental chaos and reclaiming a balanced brain.
How Daydreaming Boosts Your Creativity
How performing undemanding tasks can kick-start your creativity.
How to Stop Self-Sabotaging Your Diet
You’re talking to yourself again. But what are you saying? Here’s how to translate your food thoughts into healthier actions.
The Strength to Sit Still: A Meditation Retreat
Fitness buff Jen Sinkler tests her limits — at a mountaintop meditation retreat for beginners.
Boost Your Confidence With Your Posture
How sitting up straight can boost your self confidence.
What Is the Good-Life Ratio?
Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson, PhD, shows how the right ratio of ratio of positive-to-negative emotions can affect happiness.
How Visualization Can Make You Physically Stronger
Studies show the effect of mental strength on physical strength.
Whose Voice Is That In Your Head?
Ideas to help you silence that voice in your head and take your life back.
Paying Relaxed Attention
Maggie Lyon on what relaxed attention is.
Forgiving Ourselves Just As We Are
Maggie Lyon on celebrating who you are.
How to Train Your Brain to Enjoy Fitness
Starting a fitness routine isn’t easy — especially for busy moms. Developing the mental strength to get you moving has to be step number one before fitness can become a lifelong habit.
How to Drink Mindfully
What’s the right role for alcohol in your life? Experts offer suggestions for creating a healthier, more conscious relationship to imbibing.