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Be 10 Percent Happier This Election Season
A new app provides an outlet to lower your political stress level.
The Power of Silence
Key insights from a legendary Zen Buddhist master, Thich Nhat Hanh, on how cultivating silence creates a joyful, nourishing life.
3 Deep Breaths
Want a quick way to transform your reality? Start by breathing in focus, discovery and possibility — then see the world through different eyes.
5 Ways to Be a Compassionate Listener
Transform your relationships by changing the way you listen.
The Art of Stillness
In a world obsessed with speed and rife with distractions, there are few things that feel better than sitting still, paying attention — and going nowhere. A celebrated travel writer explains how to get there.
10 Meditations for the Workplace
Consider these mindful approaches to finding more peace and happiness at the office.
LIFE, UNEDITED: May You Be Happy
Senior editor Jill Patton shares how a simple meditation practice lifted her spirits and helped her feel more connected on a recent visit to her hometown.
Practice, Not Perfection
Focus on the process, rather than your goals, to create a more satisfying life.
What Is Behavior Design?: Understanding How Our Environment Shapes Our Behavior
Does your living environment support — or sabotage — your self-improvement efforts?
How to Overcome ‘Never Good Enough’ Thinking
Are you ‘never good enough’? Explore this 6 strategies for self-acceptance.
How to Live Fully in the Present Moment
Annoyed or upset by little things? Maybe your emotions are being triggered by past experiences. Learn how to live – and move beyond the patterns that no longer serve you.
Beating Addictions, Mindfully
A new clinical trial reveals that mindful meditation may help you kick your smoking habit — for good.
Mindfulness Could Help Prevent Obesity in Children
A new study suggests meditative techniques may help balance brain functions that affect eating behavior.
7 Ways to Eat More Mindfully
Strategies for learning how to eat with awareness.
How to Release the Burdens of the Past
Painful events from childhood can linger, creating stress and anxiety today. Here’s how you can take empowered steps toward healing.
4 Strategies to Help You Stay Calm When Calling Customer Service Reps
Four tips for a more thoughtful and positive approach to your next customer-service call.
Mindfulness Vs. Depression
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is as effective as pharmaceuticals at preventing depression relapses, according to a 2015 study published in The Lancet.
How to Trust Your Instincts
Paid attention to your gut feelings lately? Maybe you should. Instinctive thinking is finally getting the respect it deserves.
How Your Spending Habits Reflect Your Values and Support Your Energy
How our most intimate sense of self and our use of money reflect each other.
How to Begin a Daily Meditation Practice
Ten simple tips for making meditation a part of your life — starting now.
The Art of the Relapse: How to Stop Falling Back Into Old Habits
Instead of feeling like a failure when you fall back into old, unhealthy behaviors, consider embracing your relapses as mile markers on your route to success.