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40 Quotes that Will Calm Your Mind When You’re at a Crossroads
It happens to all of us gradually as we live and grow. We discover more about who we are and the way life really is, and then we realize there are …
MindfulnessAccepting your darkest emotions is the key to psychological health
Rumi, the 13th-century Sufi poet, famously compared emotions—”a joy, a depression, a meanness”—to “unexpected visitors.” His advice was to let them in laughing, but that’s not what we do. Instead, we pretend not to notice, or even hide. We want to bury resentment and anger, or trade loneliness in …
Mental HealthAcceptance and Commitment Therapy: What is it? And what is it like to do ACT?
<b>Having been ill for many years, I’ve tried a number of different treatments, including DBT and CBT.</b><p>I also had hospital stays, and tried to take my …
MindfulnessHow One Former Fugitive Visualized His Path from the FBI's Most Wanted List to Community Champion
Advertisement<p>When Malik Wade closes his eyes, it often has little to do with sleep. Instead, the San Francisco native visualizes an extraordinary …
Jiddu KrishnamurtiWitchcraft Takes Work - For Puck’s Sake
Some people come to witchcraft and try out a few spells that never manifest and then give up and decide that magick doesn’t work. While there’s …
SpiritualityTeaching kids gratitude
Skip in<p>x<p>Embed<p>CLOSE<p>HUMANKIND VIDEOSNewborn smiles and it moves her sister to tears | 0:40<p>Allie, 9, adores her new baby sister, Ashlyn.<p>1 of 10<p>Skip …
Nonviolent CommunicationYour Mighty New Mindful Habit: Learn to Respond, Not React
Whether you're talking with friends, family, romantic partners or even coworkers or employees, how you communicate means a lot, especially when it …
MindfulnessThis Pentagon-approved PTSD treatment may surprise you.
The David Lynch Foundation<p>Mary-Ann Rich rises at precisely 4:45 every morning. After feeding her cat, she returns to bed and rests with her back …
Mindfulness5 Mindfulness Techniques That Will Improve Your Relationships and Make You a Better Leader
Greater mindfulness can make you a much more effective leader. It will give you better insight on both employees and customers, and help you make …
MindfulnessThe super-relaxing 20-minute meditation method that powers this businesswoman’s day
<i>Welcome to My Morning Routine, where Jayma Cardoso and other good-life gurus share their personal (frequently surprising, often healthy) morning</i> …
Transcendental Meditation7 Steps to Create More Love and Happiness in the Present Moment
What’s the key to nurturing great relationships? Presence. Love flourishes in an atmosphere of kindness, patience, forgiveness, trust, and hope. This …
MindfulnessResearch Shows 3 Ways to Bring More Humanity to the Workplace
I believe in eliminating the false dichotomy of work versus life and instead infusing work with humanity.<p>Work can be dehumanizing. I’m not only talking about truly hard work, like laboring in a coal mine or on an oil rig. A 9-to-5 job, despite its privileges, is a vestige of a time when …
Mindfulness7 One-Minute Meditations to Silence Your Mind and Calm Your Day
For most us, life and leadership can be stressful, and success comes at a big price.<p>In the Chinese language, the word for busy is made up of the two …
SpiritualityStruggling to ditch meat? Here are five ways to resist the temptation
Are you a conflicted carnivore – loving meat but also hating that you love it? Perhaps you are worried about the carcinogenic, heart-clogging …
MindfulnessI Meditate At The Grocery Store And NOBODY EVEN KNOWS
By the time I hit the frozen aisles, I’m ready for my mantras.<p>As a mom of four kids ― two being babies ― one thing I do not have the luxury of is quiet time. The fact alone that a bathroom break during the elusive double-nap is something I now consider “me time” makes this point clear. But the …
SpiritualityLululemon just opened its first meditation space—here’s everything you need to know
Lululemon’s no longer just somewhere to buy a state-of-the-art sports bra. The activewear giant recently launched its first healthy home line—and now …
MindfulnessWHICH MEDITATION STYLE IS RIGHT FOR YOU? Your Perfect Meditation Style is Here
<b>Is this you: You really want to meditate and be less reactive in stressful situations, but you can’t sit still and empty your mind? Us, too!</b><p>It could …
SpiritualityAri Emanuel Brings Meditation to WME-IMG With Tony Robbins
A Monday morning staff meeting and a three-day retreat included sessions, with Robbins delivering opening remarks at the retreat.<p>WME-IMG co-CEO Ari …
Tony RobbinsMind over matter
Can people warm or cool their bodies using only their thoughts? <b>Wency Leung</b> investigates the physiological effects of meditation and breathing techniques in extreme environments<p>Vitina Blumenthal rolled out her yoga mat on the back patio of the Nicaragua hotel, where she was recently leading a …
SpiritualityWe will Finally Know Intimacy when we Know This.
Here’s a short practice to help us know intimacy. Once we can do this on our own, we can do it with whoever we choose...
Mindfulness3 Quick Mindfulness Practices to Overcome Worry, Anxiety and Panic
If you, like most people, also become upset, angry or frustrated with yourself for feeling worried, anxious or panicky, and resist what you are …
Mindfulness3 Things I Learned from Teaching Happiness
Since 2014, I have been co-instructing the Greater Good Science Center’s free massive open online course called GG101x: The Science of Happiness. To …
HappinessNew “ecodharma” retreat center combines outdoors, meditation
WARD — Snow-studded peaks on the divide are close on the horizon, and hummingbirds buzz around the spacious meadow where the tweeting birds of …
DenverDesign your Personal Growth
This curated column is authored by Melissa Mandelbaum, Product Designer at Dropbox<p>Over the years, I’ve been so lucky to work on teams that support my …
Startups (India)11 Simple Meditations To Relieve Stress
Meditations have tremendous benefits for stress management and overall health. While there are many different meditations that are effective, each …
SpiritualityTry An Eating Meditation? Here’s How; 6 simple steps to be present at your next meal
<b>A new way to focus</b><p>If you’ve always assumed that meditation means sitting cross-legged with your eyes shut, you’re in for a shock: Focusing on the …
MindfulnessI used a meditation app for 30 days and all I got was one with the universe
I am a leaf on the wind, a zen master, and a techno-guru who inspires calm and balance in all those who gaze upon me. Okay, I’m actually a slow-motion train wreck. But I spent 30 days with the Headspace app, meditating my ass off, in order to fix that.<p>That’s another lie. The truth is, I set out to …
MindfulnessCould qigong be the next yoga? | GrindTV.com
Zen master and blogger Anthony Korahais thinks so.<p>“Once people start to realize what qigong [pronounced chee-gong] can really do — help you get to …
QigongHow to Be Mindful While Reading
“Reading is so much a part of our everyday lives that we take it for granted – text messages, the banners that run across our televisions, the ads that pop up. And yet, reading can be a crucial opportunity for mindfulness — the ability to be in the present moment, aware while withholding judgment, …
MindfulnessHow to Drink Mindfully
<i>This article originally appeared on RealSimple.com.</i><p>A few years ago, I noticed a trend among the people I socialize with. Instead of suggesting we …
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