Diana Winston on how to use the tools of mindfulness to work with negative patterns like shame, guilt, and self-criticism that stand in the way of caring for and liking yourself.
About Diana Winston
Say Yes to an Open Heart
Diana Winston reflects on the intertwining of mindfulness and compassion, as practiced with an open heart.
How to Meditate Every Day
Diana Winston on committing to meditation. Featuring her “Ten Suggestions for Having a Regular Daily Practice Even if You Would Rather Be Thrown into a Shark-Infested Ocean.”
How to Meditate Every Day — Even if You Would Rather Be Thrown into a Shark-Infested Ocean
Diane Winston sympathizes with those who struggle to sit every day, and gives ten suggestions for having a regular daily practice.
Let It Slide
Tens of times a day, Diana Winston’s two-year-old daughter helps her practice letting go.
Loving-Kindness for Your Body
Diana Winston reviews Cyndi Lee’s memoir, “May I Be Happy: A Memoir of Love, Yoga, and Changing My Mind”.
One mom’s key to meditating with baby? Lowering the bar
New mom Diana Winston “desperately wanted” her ideas about meditation with her baby to work. Here she shares her most successful experiments.
Four Meditations I Practice in the Wake of a Tragedy
Diana Winston teaches a step-by-step meditation to practice in times of tragedy.
Suffering Is Optional
Physical pain is unavoidable, but meditation practice can ease the mental suffering that often accompanies it. Diana Winston teaches us how.
Meditate with (and like) a toddler
Diana Winston on the difficulties and benefits of meditation while raising a toddler.