How to Practice

How to Practice Embodied Mindfulness

by Cyndi Lee| January 7, 2019

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.

by Zachiah Murray| October 19, 2018

By reciting the short verses known as gathas, says Zachiah Murray, we transform any activity into an opportunity to awaken to our true nature.

by John Tarrant| September 7, 2018

Illustrations by Tomi Um.

John Tarrant demystifies Zen koan practice. Yes, it’s paradoxical, poetic, and totally personal. And so is life.

by Judy Lief| August 31, 2018

Studying Buddhist teachings is different from learning other subjects. Judy Lief shows you how to read the dharma so that it really changes you.

by Gail Silver| August 1, 2018

You’re never too young to practice loving-kindness. Gail Silver on how to teach metta to your kids.

Lama Tsutrim Allione teaches you an innovative technique, based on the Tibetan Buddhist principles of “Chöd,” to turn your inner demons into friends.

When we dedicate our meditation to others, says Lama Palden Drolma, we make our practice more open and beneficial.

Zen teacher Jules Shuzen Harris teaches us a three-step practice to connect with and serve those who are suffering.

by Leslie Booker| February 18, 2018

Leslie Booker offers step-by-step instruction.

by Lama Palden Drolma| October 3, 2017

Lama Palden Drolma teaches us how to visualize the deity Green Tara, who embodies our own buddhanature.