Category: Mindfulness in Your Life
The Miracle of Daily Mindfulness
When we practice mindfulness in our daily lives, says Thich Nhat Hanh, we open to the wonders of life and allow the world to heal and nourish us.
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.
Nothing Is Wasted
If you use your difficulties to create art, says Ruth Ozeki, it will give them meaning.
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.
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.
5 Tips for Mindful Journaling
James C. Hopkins on how—through writing—you can find the flow of awareness, free of judgment.
Mindful Cooking with Chef Bryant Terry
How can all communities thrive? Bryant Terry on the importance of cooking mindfully.
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.
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.
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.
Watch: Diana Winston Shares Thich Nhat Hanh’s Advice to Bring Mindfulness to Everyday Life
Diana Winston shares a profound quote from the late Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh on bringing mindfulness into your everyday activities.
Hello, It’s Halloween
What do you want to be for Halloween? Who do you want to be in life? Ira Sukrungruang on the costumes we wear.
A Mindful Movement Practice for Embodied Awareness
You don’t just practice mindfulness with your mind. You practice it with your body too. Yoga teacher and Buddhist Cyndi Lee teaches us how.
3 Mindful Movement Exercises
Thich Nhat Hanh offers three mindful movement exercises for well-being, "a wonderful way of connecting your mind and body in mindfulness."
Making Friends with Emotional Eating
If you soothe yourself with food, your body and mind are trying to tell you something. Jenna Hollenstein on how to listen with compassion.
Self-Care for Activists
As long as we don’t burn out and give up, we really can change the world. Mushim Patricia Ikeda on self-care for activists.
5 Practices for Nurturing Happiness
Thich Nhat Hanh’s life was inspiring, his benefit great, and his teaching, like the dharma itself, profound and practical. Here, he shares five practices to nurture happiness: letting go, inviting positive seeds, mindfulness, concentration, and insight.
