Daily Life is Practice
Sylvia Boorstein
These days, if an aversive reaction starts to form in my mind, I think to myself, “Wait! Don’t disturb the peace!”
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Body and Me
Ira Sukrungruang
Body was 375 pounds. Ira Sukrungruang bares his soul about their complicated relationship.
5 Ways Meditation Enriched My Creative Career
Ivan Cash
Artist and film director Ivan Cash shares five ways the practice of meditation has benefitted his life, creativity, and career.
A Practice for Developing Kindness Toward Yourself
Valerie Mason-John
Valerie Mason-John shares a meditation for cultivating a positive relationship with yourself, and, by extension, the world.
Three Methods for Working with Chaos
Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön describes three ways to use our problems as the path to awakening and joy.
I’m Not O.K., You’re Not O.K.—and That’s O.K.
Sylvia Boorstein
“We are all subject to the pain of loss, grief, sadness and even plain disappointment. But by talking to one another about it, we console. It is enough.”
Meditation: Be Kind to Yourself
Kristin Neff
A three-step contemplation to give yourself the compassion you need (and deserve).
Body and Me
Ira Sukrungruang
Body was 375 pounds. Ira Sukrungruang bares his soul about their complicated relationship.
5 Ways Meditation Enriched My Creative Career
Ivan Cash
Artist and film director Ivan Cash shares five ways the practice of meditation has benefitted his life, creativity, and career.
A Practice for Developing Kindness Toward Yourself
Valerie Mason-John
Valerie Mason-John shares a meditation for cultivating a positive relationship with yourself, and, by extension, the world.
Three Methods for Working with Chaos
Pema Chödrön
Pema Chödrön describes three ways to use our problems as the path to awakening and joy.
I’m Not O.K., You’re Not O.K.—and That’s O.K.
Sylvia Boorstein
“We are all subject to the pain of loss, grief, sadness and even plain disappointment. But by talking to one another about it, we console. It is enough.”
Meditation: Be Kind to Yourself
Kristin Neff
A three-step contemplation to give yourself the compassion you need (and deserve).