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• A Meditation to Befriend Vulnerability

  20-07-2026 18:53 via mindful.org
  
  Learning to tune in to our own vulnerability is an act of courage that allows us to form deeper, more genuine relationships.
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• Before Fidget Toys, There Were Beads: The Latest Craze is Part of a Long Tradition of Keeping Your Hands Busy

  05-08-2026 20:37 via mindful.org
  
  While fidget toys and other attention-focusing gadgets are now a multi-billion-dollar industry, they are also part of a long mindfulness tradition. Author and educator Alex Tzelnic explores the history and science behind usingintentional, focused activity to direct attention and calm the mind.
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• Resting in the Flow of Experience

  28-07-2026 01:09 via mindful.org
  
  Uncertainty doesn't need to create more anxiety. Explore this mindfulness practice for embracing change and appreciating the ride.
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• Resting in the Flow of Existence

  28-07-2026 01:09 via mindful.org
  
  Uncertainty doesn't need to create more anxiety. Explore this mindfulness practice for embracing change and appreciating the ride.
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• The Wellness Trap: What Mindfulness Can’t Fix

  23-07-2026 22:08 via mindful.org
  
  As mindfulness practices have gained popularity, a subtle shift has occurred around how we view these techniques and what we expect of them. Writer Angela Stubbs examines what she calls "the wellness trap" and asks: Have we lost sight of the original intent of mindfulness? And do we miss out on the true potency of this practice when we start to demand too much of it?The post The Wellness Trap: What Mindfulness Can’t Fix appeared first on Mindful.
  
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• A Grounding Practice to Focus Your Busy Mind

  21-07-2026 21:49 via mindful.org
  
  Meditation is often done with eyes closed. Soft-gaze meditation can broaden our visual field and encourage an open, receptive quality of attention.
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• Reprogramming The Panic: Choosing Conscious Response Over Avoidance

  16-07-2026 19:50 via mindful.org
  
  Our nervous systems are made to keep us safe from danger—but what happens when they’re responding to threats that no longer exist? Writer Catherine Swett explores how we can meet these disruptive moments with sovereignty over avoidance, and over time teach our nervous system how to respond to discomfort and anxious moments.The post Reprogramming The Panic: Choosing Conscious Response Over Avoidance appeared first on Mindful.
  
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• When the Therapy Room Becomes Another Closed Door: Why Traditional Western Mental Health Care Fails Survivors of Torture and State Violence 

  10-07-2026 17:20 via mindful.org
  
  Much of our perception of what “works” in therapy is intimately linked to our cultural ideas of language, trust, and safety. Psychotherapist and human rights clinician Azadeh Afsahi examines the Western framework of suffering and restoration—and the need to reimagine mental health care for non-Western patients.The post When the Therapy Room Becomes Another Closed Door: Why Traditional Western Mental Health Care Fails Survivors of Torture and State Violence  appeared first
  
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• A 12 Minute Meditation to Unhook from Negativity and Savor Joy

  08-07-2026 22:27 via mindful.org
  
  Training our brains to find joy helps us unhook from negativity and counter our natural negativity bias so we can receive and enjoy what’s good in our lives.
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• Walking Grief Home: Six Companions for Living With Loss

  30-06-2026 22:03 via mindful.org
  
  When we understand grief as a relationship—to what we’ve lost and to ourselves—we can also choose a more relational model of healing. Dr. Gordon Wallace offers six mindful ways to navigate the winding corridors of sorrow without losing ourselves.The post Walking Grief Home: Six Companions for Living With Loss appeared first on Mindful.
  
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• A Meditation to Rest Your Attention

  30-06-2026 18:32 via mindful.org
  
  We live in a noisy world that’s constantly vying for our attention. But as teacher Sharon Salzberg reminds us, our attention is at its most potent when we're able to rest and restore it.The post A Meditation to Rest Your Attention appeared first on Mindful.
  
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• 10 Subtle Micromovements That Reveal Anxiety’s Early Indicators in Adults

  26-06-2026 20:23 via mindful.org
  
  Is your body trying to tell you something? These small involuntary physical adjustments, or micromovements, reflect a genuine physiological response to internal stress. Recognizing them can help you respond with mindful care.The post 10 Subtle Micromovements That Reveal Anxiety’s Early Indicators in Adults appeared first on Mindful.
  
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• Embodied Compassion for Difficult Emotions

  23-06-2026 18:00 via mindful.org
  
  When you’re overwhelmed and feeling the urge to resist or repress painful, confusing, or distressing emotions, use this meditation from recovery coach Emily Jane to practice staying present with courage and compassion.
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• A Different Kind of Father’s Day: Nurturing Mindfulness and Care in the Garden

  17-06-2026 18:51 via mindful.org
  
  Father’s Day offers an opportunity to consider how we understand, represent, and talk about dads as caregivers. This Father’s Day, Liza Ruggiero considers how gardening can reinforce the essential role dads play as nurturers, while cultivating patience, attention, and connection.The post A Different Kind of Father’s Day: Nurturing Mindfulness and Care in the Garden appeared first on Mindful.
  
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• A 12 Minute Meditation to Make Movement Mindful with Cara Bradley

  17-06-2026 16:06 via mindful.org
  
  In this meditation, teacher Cara Bradley helps you connect balance your body and mind and tap into the power of embodied open awareness.
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• Addiction, Recovery, and How Mindfulness Can Support Emotional Sobriety

  05-06-2026 20:27 via mindful.org
  
  When people hear the term “sobriety,” they often assume it’s just about stopping an addictive behavior. But as recovery coach Stephanie Hazard observes, sobriety is a practice that extends to every area of our lives, including our emotions—and can hold the key to long-term healing.
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• A Meditation to Bring Comfort and Kindness to Pain and Illness

  03-06-2026 00:07 via mindful.org
  
  Chronic, complex medical conditions rarely have easy answers—but as meditation teacher Juliana Sloane reminds us in this soothing practice, we can always meet our suffering with creativity, gentleness, and compassion.
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• Mindfulness and Hypnosis: Tools for Navigating Chronic Illness

  29-05-2026 00:59 via mindful.org
  
  Mindfulness teacher and hypnotherapist Juliana Sloane shares her journey with an unexpected complex medical condition—and what shifted when she had to lean even more deeply into the very skills she offers her clients.The post Mindfulness and Hypnosis: Tools for Navigating Chronic Illness appeared first on Mindful.
  
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• Are Shame and Guilt Bad—Or Do We Just Need a Different Relationship With Them?

  28-05-2026 00:02 via mindful.org
  Guilt and shame are two of the most painful emotions—and yet, as much as we might like them to, they don’t seem to be going away. Mindful founding editor Barry Boyce looks at these troublesome companions, and what it might mean to live more peacefully with them.The post Are Shame and Guilt Bad—Or Do We Just Need a Different Relationship With Them? appeared first on Mindful.
  
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• A Meditation on the Art of Stopping (Extended)

  22-05-2026 22:37 via mindful.org
  
  In this practice, teacher Shalini Bahl reminds us that in its simplest form, mindfulness is just about stopping—stopping to notice, to breathe, to gently interrupt our engrained habits of thought with our quiet presence.
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• How Micro-Practices Can Be the Bridge Between Your Meditation and Your Choices

  22-05-2026 16:30 via mindful.org
  There’s a ton of buzz around micro-practices these days—but are we missing the entire point of these mini-pauses? Dr. Shalini Bahl digs into how we can understand their purpose beyond a commodified “hack” and explains how micro-practices can actually shift how we show up in our lives.
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• Exciting News from Mindful: Please Welcome Our New CEO, Joseph Russell

  21-05-2026 18:40 via mindful.org
  
  Joseph Russell is an award-winning app pioneer and digital product veteran—and as our new CEO, he brings a vision to lead Mindfulness United into our next chapter.The post Exciting News from Mindful: Please Welcome Our New CEO, Joseph Russell appeared first on Mindful.
  
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• A Meditation on Working With Our Fear And Parenting From Love

  21-05-2026 00:02 via mindful.org
  Experiencing a season of struggle with your kid? You're not alone. This gentle practice can help reconnect you with steadiness so you can keep parenting from love.The post A Meditation on Working With Our Fear And Parenting From Love appeared first on Mindful.
  
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• Elisha Goldstein on the Power of Tiny Shifts

  09-05-2026 21:55 via mindful.org
  Clinical psychologist and author Elisha Goldstein shares the wisdom behind his new book, Tiny Shifts: You don't need to add complicated techniques to an already-busy life in order to experience change. You just need to meet your life, exactly as it is, in small but intentional ways.The post Elisha Goldstein on the Power of Tiny Shifts appeared first on Mindful.
  
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• When Insight Isn’t Enough: An Interview with Juliana Sloane on Imagination, Hypnotherapy, and Deeper Transformation

  07-05-2026 23:21 via mindful.org
  What happens when certain habits of mind remain stubbornly in place, even after years of meditation practice? Mindful contributor Angela Stubbs sits down to an interview with meditation teacher and hypnotherapist Juliana Sloane to discuss the limits of mental understanding—and what techniques can be helpful in forging new neuropathways.The post When Insight Isn’t Enough: An Interview with Juliana Sloane on Imagination, Hypnotherapy, and Deeper Transformation appeared first on Mindful
  
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• Building Self-Compassion for Failure in the Creative Process

  06-05-2026 21:40 via mindful.org
  
  
  Pushing into areas of new ideas and learning, we can be sure to encounter imperfection. Here’s how we can practice self-compassion for failure so we can keep taking creative risks.
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• A Light, Slow, Deep (LSD) Breathing Meditation

  05-05-2026 21:39 via mindful.org
  Our breathing often becomes shallow, tense, or restricted during the day, and we don’t even notice it. Try this Light, Slow, Deep breathing technique to soften, relax, and expand again.
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• Feel Like You Need Support “Adulting” These Days? Meditation Can Help.

  05-05-2026 19:30 via mindful.org
  The crack team at How to Adult takes on basic seated meditation. Take 5 minutes and follow the demonstration.The post Feel Like You Need Support “Adulting” These Days?Meditation Can Help. appeared first on Mindful.
  
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• On the Other Side of Sadness: Teaching Our Kids (and Ourselves) That It’s Okay to Feel Anything

  30-04-2026 20:09 via mindful.org
  Do our kids know that it's okay to feel sad? To feel whatever they're feeling? Heather Campbell Grimes explores learning to sit with her daughter’s emotions, and her own.The post On the Other Side of Sadness: Teaching Our Kids (and Ourselves) That It’s Okay to Feel Anything appeared first on Mindful.
  
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• 5 Lessons on Vanity: An Invitation to Awareness and Letting Go

  30-04-2026 19:17 via mindful.org
  Aging and death are inevitable. And while we know this intellectually, it is difficult to accept this particularly in a youth adoring culture. Teacher Patricia Rockman explores vanity and this tender, confusing, frustrating journey with our bodies, our attachment to the delusion of youth, and our halting interior growth towards acceptance.
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