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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.

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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.

Compassion Practice for the Los Angeles Wildfires with Diana Winston

In this video talk and guided practice, UCLA Mindful director Diana Winston shares how compassion practice can support those facing the devastating wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area.

Mindful Cooking with Chef Bryant Terry

How can all communities thrive? Bryant Terry on the importance of cooking mindfully.

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.

Buddhadharma - Summer '11 Joan Sutherland Zen habits awareness

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.

Ruth Ozeki Trauma Transformation Art Writing

Nothing Is Wasted

If you use your difficulties to create art, says Ruth Ozeki, it will give them meaning.

How to Cultivate Resilience in Tough Times

Shauna Shapiro explains how to face difficult emotions, re-center, and find calm.

Three Questions for Coming Back to Now

Buddhist practitioner Leslie Davis offers three questions you can ask yourself to reel your running mind back to the present moment.

How to Heal from Racial Harm

Rev. Liên Shutt offers two methods for reconnecting with our innate wholeness.

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Mindful Parenting Techniques for Teens

Nuanprang Snitbhan on how to help teenagers develop problem-solving skills and gain confidence.

5 Keys to Complete Mindfulness

What are the next steps for understanding complete mindfulness and its comprehensive benefits? Five experts in the mindfulness field explain.