Category: Mindfulness
Rest In the River
A teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh on allowing ourselves to rest like a stone thrown into a river. On the bottom of the river, it allows the water to pass by.
How to Avoid Burnout with the Middle Way
Valerie Brown on the importance of taking care of ourselves, while taking care of others.
How to Heal from Racial Harm
Rev. Liên Shutt offers two methods for reconnecting with our innate wholeness.
Nothing Is Wasted
If you use your difficulties to create art, says Ruth Ozeki, it will give them meaning.
What to Do When Someone You Love Is Hurting
Psychiatrist Ravi Chandra on how you can support a loved one suffering from mental illness without minimizing or ignoring your own pain.
The Power of Awareness: Jon Kabat-Zinn in Conversation
The founder of mindfulness-based stress reduction, Jon Kabat-Zinn is considered the father of the American mindfulness movement. Here, he talks to editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod about the essence of mindfulness and how it offers liberation from limiting, self-imposed narratives. This is the first installment of a three-part series.
Mindfulness: Birth of a New Contemplative Tradition
Editor-in-chief Melvin McLeod introduces the March 2025 issue of Lion's Roar.
How Mindfulness Builds Confidence
Ethan Nichtern on how mindfulness can help you “take your seat” and trust yourself — to trust your decisions and your ability to navigate whatever arises.
Mindful Parenting Techniques for Young Children
Don’t dwell on your parenting missteps. Qalvy Grainzvolt on being kinder to yourself.
Pema Chödrön’s Wisdom to Wake Up to Your World
Pema Chödrön shares why the simple practice of taking a break from our usual thoughts is the most important thing we can do with our lives.
5 Tips for Mindful Journaling
James C. Hopkins on how—through writing—you can find the flow of awareness, free of judgment.
How to Feed Your Demons
Lama Tsultrim Allione teaches you an innovative technique, based on the Tibetan Buddhist principles of "Chöd," to turn your inner demons into friends.
Mindful Cooking with Chef Bryant Terry
How can all communities thrive? Bryant Terry on the importance of cooking mindfully.
Gaining Perspective on Habitual Patterns
When you’re caught in your habitual patterns, says Joan Sutherland, try not to fixate on your reactions. Instead cultivate awareness of everything that is happening in the moment.
Six Ways to Make It Work
Relationships aren’t easy, says Susan Piver, but if we practice the six paramitas, or transcendent perfections, we can discover how to live in love.
How to Establish a Daily Practice of Almost Anything
Whether it’s meditation, yoga, or art, you get more from doing it every day. Follow these six steps to enjoy all the benefits of daily practice.
Holiday Blues
Zen teacher Karen Maezen Miller on enjoying the holiday you’re having, not the one you were hoping for.
How to Make Friends with Your Beautiful Monsters
Anger, fear, envy—usually we’re ashamed of our so-called monstrous emotional patterns. Yet if we make friends with our monsters, says Tsoknyi Rinpoche, magic happens. We are no longer afraid.
Joanna Macy on the Great Awakening the Planet Needs
Buddhist thinker and environmental activist Joanna Macy on the global awakening the planet needs. At heart, it’s a spiritual revolution.
How to Practice Mindful Breathing for Anxiety
It’s a simple, calming meditation that you can do anytime, anywhere. Instructions by Melvin Escobar with Gregory Mengel.