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A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation
Whether you’re at home or the office, whether you have five minutes or 20, you can meditate. Really. Here’s a beginner’s guide.
How to Have Honest Conversations
If you’re craving more authentic connection with others, these five conversation strategies can help.
Do It Anyway: Overcoming Procrastination With Morita Therapy
Morita therapy offers a philosophical, tough-love approach to undoing your own undoings.
Breathe Like a Yogi
Yoga has been this teacher’s path to spiritual freedom. It can be yours, too.
How to Practice Diplomacy in Everyday Life
Negotiation skills are not just for high-powered executives; they can help you improve your personal relationships while preserving your values.
Love Like a Yogi
Master yogi Jonny Kest on how to move out of your head and into your heart.
How to Eat Like a Yogi
Learn to eat more mindfully and trust your body’s intelligence.
Live and Learn: The Benefits of Lifelong Learning
An active mind and a quest for knowledge can pay healthy dividends — now and in the future.
4 Steps to Be Emotionally Agile
Even small transitions can upset your daily routines. Restore your sense of balance and ease with these tips.
The Pursuit of Happiness
A skeptical journalist sets out to discover the keys to a happy life — and finds herself changed in the process.
Make Money Management an Act of Self-Care
Managing your finances can be an act of self-care. Learn how to make it work for you.
Reimagining Retirement
These expert tips can help you design a meaningful and fulfilling postretirement plan.
Life Log: The Bullet Journal Method
This analog system can help you take better aim at your to-do list — and get clear about your priorities.
The Gifts of Generosity
Why giving more than you receive can lead to greater health and happiness.
What Triggers Emotional Shopping and How to Take Back Control
Do you have the urge to splurge? Emotion-induced shopping may seem harmless, but letting your feelings take over your wallet could end up costing you more than money.
The Value of Mentoring
Serving as a mentor can make a powerful difference in another person’s life. Follow these nine expert tips for a successful experience.
5 Ways to Be a Compassionate Listener
Transform your relationships by changing the way you listen.
5 Ways You’re Smarter Than Your Smartphone
These handheld wonders can make life easier — but is easier always better? Learn why it’s worth the time and effort to take back a few basic tasks.
How to Break Out of a Rut
Some routines are helpful — others hold you back. Shake things up with a new design so you can move in a healthier direction.
Why Taking Time Off is Essential for Your Health and Happiness
Think time off is a waste of time? For the sake of your health and happiness, you just might want to reconsider.
Designing Your Future Self
You’re the best person to create big changes in your life. But those shifts will happen only if your “future self” is on board.




















