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Jonah Kest

Jonah Kest on the Power of Yoga

By Experience Life Staff
Jonah Kest shares insights on the power yoga has to support, nourish, and transform our lives.
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FEBRUARY CHALLENGE:
Practice Gratitude

By Experience Life Staff
This month’s One Healthy Habit challenge inspires a daily routine to express your appreciation — and boosts your well-being in the process.
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How Awe Can Create a Greater Sense of Happiness

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
Psychologist Dacher Keltner on how awe can transform your life.
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Merry and Mindful: How to Navigate the Holidays — Stressors and All

By Emily Ewen
A Q&A with a Life Time MindCoach on handling the seasonal challenges that arise, reducing stress, and coping with loss and grief.
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8 Ways to Rediscover Empathy

By Jill Patton, FMCHC
Our ability to feel compassion for others helps us survive and thrive. Learn how to feel empathy without burning out.
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Walks With Billie

By Jamie Martin
Experience Life's editor in chief reflects on time as another year draws to a close.
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A Meditation on Choosing to Love — Even When It’s Difficult

By Spiwe Jefferson
It’s not always easy to love the people around us or the tasks required of us, but mindfulness meditation can help us exercise affection even when it feels difficult.
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How to Respond to Gaslighting

By Quinton Skinner
Gaslighting can undermine your self-confidence and perception of the truth. Here are signs of gaslighting — and how to break free from it.
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How to Create More Mindful Friendships

By Spiwe Jefferson
Become a better friend by thoughtfully considering how you show up in your closest relationships.
headshot of Jamie Martin, editor in chief of Experience Life magazine

Right Here, Right Now

By Jamie Martin
Experience Life's editor in chief shares her thoughts and strategies for staying grounded during hectic times.
Bahram Akradi, the founder, chairman, and CEO of Life Time — Healthy Way of Life.

Sweet Solitude

By Bahram Akradi
When we take the time to be alone, on our terms, we create space for reflection and possibility.
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10 Hygge Tips to Slow Down This Holiday Season

By Laine Bergeson Becco
Here are ten ways to create cozy and content moments in your life.
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4 Self-Care Strategies From Gabby Bernstein

By Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
Author and spirit junkie Gabrielle Bernstein is on a mission to share inspiration for living a better life.
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Meditations for Your Moods

By Emily Ewen
Feeling stressed? Angry? Nervous? Learn how to select a meditation that can help relieve various emotional states.
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How to Live in the Present Moment

By Spiwe Jefferson
This mindfulness technique can help you stop stressing about the past and worrying about the future — by bringing you back to the present.
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How to Thrive Anyway

By Spiwe Jefferson
Whatever your situation, incorporating five minutes of meditation into your day can improve your well-being.
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A Mindful Approach to Charitable Giving

By Katie Dohman
Evaluating your passions, the world’s problems, and your giving strategy could yield better results for the greater good.
a woman meditates sitting on her bed

5 Tips for Starting a Meditation Practice

By Spiwe Jefferson
How following FEETS can boost your mindfulness-meditation practice.
Kristin Neff

Why Self-Compassion is a Learnable Skill — and One We ALL Need

With Kristin Neff, PhD
Season 5, Episode 14   July 26, 2022

Self-compassion is a powerful tool for improving our own well-being and our relationships — yet cultural blocks often dissuade us from practicing this skill. In this episode, Kristin Neff, PhD, shares what self-compassion is, the strong, positive ways it can affect us (and others), and how we can start cultivating more of it in our daily lives.

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6 Ways to Defuse a Bad Situation

By Jon Spayde
A variety of stresses have turned many public interactions into angry encounters. Learn how to calm yourself — and the situation — with these strategies.
An image of a landscape of a mountain range and body of water in the evening.

5-Minute Meditation to Prepare for Sleep

By Life Time
Let go of the day and invite in relaxation with this guided meditation.
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