↓ The more you practice gratitude, the more grateful you'll feel over time. Explore these ways to strengthen your capacity for gratitude. ↓ One of the most powerful ways to rewire your brain for more joy and less stress is to focus on gratitude. Here are 10 simple...
Read More↓ The skills we cultivate by playing tennis can also help us be more mindful—even if you've never before picked up a racket. Success in tennis is based on a simple principle: The present is all that matters. It sounds easy, except it’s not. A Harvard study showed that...
Read More↓ Thinking like a designer can help you transform your relationship with food and build healthy eating habits. Millions of people have turned to Japanese organization consultant Marie Kondo’s KonMari Method for creating order in their closets, systematizing their storage space, and otherwise tidying up their lives....
Read More↓ Gratitude can have a last impact on your well-being. Here's how to foster it all day long. There are many different ways to express gratitude—be it a quick thanks, a heartfelt card, or maybe a favor in return. No matter how you express it, being mindful...
Read MoreElisha Goldstein on using mindfulness to avoid getting stuck in negative moments. I always say if there’s anything we’re assured of in life besides death and taxes, it’s stress and pain. While that may seem like a doomsday statement, if you look at it again, it’s...
Read More♥ Harvesting this powerful herb in the fall can help you extend your summertime garden’s vitality well into the winter months. In the past five or six years, gardening has become one of my most treasured hobbies, an escape from the stressful hustle-and-bustle of city living. Not...
Read More↓ Three unhelpful habits to watch out for when you’re taking care of a loved one, and three ways to overcome them with mindfulness. ↓ Lisa, whom I had just met at a conference, tearfully described to me her agony as sole caregiver for her disabled husband...
Read More↓ The heirloom kitchen is a space that honors not just the best ingredients but also the techniques and wisdom of our ancestors. ↓ I would like to introduce the idea of the heirloom kitchen as a space that honors not just the best ingredients but also the...
Read MoreNew research adds depth and complexity to our understanding of the major keys to living a happy and flourishing life. Last month, researchers from over 60 countries gathered at the International Positive Psychology Association’s 6th World Congress in Melbourne, Australia, to share cutting-edge insights on the science of...
Read MoreMeditation can boost focus and resilience, says Daniel Goleman, but only if we practice this key mental rep. Athletes get into “the zone.” Creatives tap into “flow state.” We may obtain a heightened sense of awareness in these moments, but they are exactly that: temporary. Once the...
Read MoreJust a few months ago, Melaleuca unveiled its new line of premium essential oils at Convention 2015 in Salt Lake City. The announcement has already caught the attention of tens of thousands of people, and Melaleuca customers are excited, to say the least. It stands to...
Read MoreI never knew my dad’s outlet until just now. Driving into work this morning, I felt blank. Void. I didn’t have any words to say outwardly, but I needed to express myself inwardly. “I need to write,” I thought, making a mental note to post that...
Read MoreNew research finds that practicing mindfulness is linked to better-coping flexibility and decreased stress levels. Stress is often villainized but it is also inevitable, which means effectively coping with stress is our best defense. According to new research, mindfulness meditation-based interventions may help build long-lasting flexible coping skills...
Read MoreIn a world driven by competition and comparison, Sharon Salzberg contends shifting our definition of love might be the key to reconnecting to what matters most. As part of the “Real Love with Sharon Salzberg” event hosted by Women of Wisdom and Mindful, meditation teacher and author Sharon Salzberg discussed...
Read MoreEating as mindfully as we do on retreat or in a mindfulness course is not realistic for many of us, especially with families, jobs, and the myriad distractions around us. This is not to mention that our friends, family, and colleagues might not have the...
Read MoreBy pausing to notice the way we respond to others, we can open ourselves up to more honest communication. Recently my friend Nancy, who I haven’t seen in years, sent me an email with some photos attached. “You’ll love these,” she wrote. The photos circulating through the...
Read MoreIn high-stakes scenarios, we tend to panic—and mess up things we usually do with ease. Here’s why that happens, and how to stop it. A star athlete misses a penalty shot in overtime. A famous singer bungles the national anthem. A great actor forgets their lines...
Read MoreTrail-bound or office-bound, here are a few ways to mindfully celebrate the nature around us. There’s a considerable amount of pessimism surrounding our relationship to the planet and what we’ll have to do going forward to keep things on even keel. And new research suggests we tend to think we’re...
Read MoreWhen self-doubt takes over, we can begin to lose our sense of purpose and identity. Here’s how you can be more confident in the choices you make. “Know thyself” is a nugget of wisdom that has survived since it originated in Ancient Greece all the way...
Read MoreA new study suggests that nature may make us happier and healthier because it inspires awe. In recent years, a number of wilderness therapy programs have cropped up to help people who suffer from mental health challenges. These trips often involve physically and emotionally...
Read MoreLearning to befriend all moments places us firmly in the life we are living, rather than the ideal life we are prone to imagine or strive towards. There are several attitudes of mind that are pivotal to the transformation and liberation of the mind: befriending, compassion,...
Read MoreInside your gut is an entire ecosystem that’s made of trillions of bacteria from hundreds of different strains. It’s called your microbiome. Getting probiotics is a key way to help your microbiome stay in balance—and continue to function at its best. Florify is an excellent...
Read MoreA recent study reveals 8 weeks of mindfulness-based and cognitive therapies (MBCT) may ease chronic low back pain. If you’ve ever had back pain, you know it’s one of the worst kinds of pain to have. Chronic low back pain affects millions globally and is often...
Read MoreWhen our anxiety gets the best of us, it’s difficult to connect with new people. Here’s how to be more present. Confidence is a quality that many of us wish we could have more of—especially when we’re in a new place, or with a group of...
Read MoreThe skills we cultivate by playing tennis can also help us be more mindful—even if you've never before picked up a racket. Success in tennis is based on a simple principle: The present is all that matters. It sounds easy, except it’s not. A Harvard study showed that...
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