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.
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Meditation: Be Kind to Yourself
Kristin Neff
A three-step contemplation to give yourself the compassion you need (and deserve).
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.
Doing Nothing
Karen Maezen Miller
Meet Bad Habits with Loving-Kindness
Sylvia Boorstein
Meditation Only Goes So Far
Willa Blythe Baker
How to Practice Hugging Meditation
Thich Nhat Hanh
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How to Drink a Mindful Cup of Tea
Joseph Emet
A cup of tea or coffee is a nice break. Drinking it mindfully is a real break. Joseph Emet teaches us this five-step practice.
Meditation Only Goes So Far
Willa Blythe Baker
If you want to connect with the open, spacious quality of mind, says Willa Blythe Baker, at some point you have to stop trying to meditate.
How to Practice Hugging Meditation
Thich Nhat Hanh
Nothing warms the heart like a loving hug. To make the experience even deeper and more healing, Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us this practice of hugging meditation he created.
Other Ways to Practice?
Konda Mason
Vipassana teacher Konda Mason answers the question: “Is it OK if I find other ways to be meditative besides sitting on a cushion following my breath?”
Mindfulness and the Buddha’s Eightfold Path
Gaylon Ferguson
To understand how to practice mindfulness in daily life, says Gaylon Ferguson, we have to look at all eight steps of the Buddha’s noble eightfold path.
“Meditation Malice”: on working with distractions and resentment
Josh Korda
Josh Korda on what his irritating meditation partner taught him about being with aversion and overcoming anger.
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!”
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).
The Dharma of Distraction
Judy Lief
It goes a lot deeper than how many times a day you check your phone. According to Buddhist teacher Judy Lief, distraction is the very foundation of ego.
The Lion’s Roar Podcast: The Subtle Joy of Shikantaza with Pat Enkyo O’Hara and The Buddha Was Here by Andrea Miller
Sandra Hannebohm
This episode of The Lion’s Roar Podcast features Lion’s Roar’s Andrea Miller and Zen teacher Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara.