How My Students and I Found Mindfulness After Tragedy
How one teacher brought Mindful Mondays to a school coping with tragedy.
The Myths of Mindfulness
New research corrects some common misconceptions about cultivating moment-to-moment awareness.
How to Support Your Kid at School Without Being a Helicopter Parent
Parents can help their children most by getting back to the basics and not trying to solve everything.
Five Ways to Restore Your Faith in Humanity
Does the news make you feel like everything is hopeless? That’s when you need to consciously seek out the good.
How Educators Can Become More Resilient This School Year
A new book offers practical tips to help teachers overcome challenges and stress.
How to Gain Freedom from Your Thoughts
Dan Siegel explains how meditation can help us transcend limiting beliefs and discover more presence and possibility in life.
Five Lessons for Adults from the Movie “Eighth Grade”
A mother and daughter reflect on a young teen’s trials and triumphs at the end of middle school.
Can You Be Trained to Be More Compassionate?
The answer so far seems to be yes, but there is a lot we still don't know about compassion training.
The Myths of Mindfulness
New research corrects some common misconceptions about cultivating moment-to-moment awareness.
The Science-Backed Benefits of Being a Cat Lover
Research suggests that cats may make our lives happier and healthier.
What Type of Meditation Is Best for You?
One of the most in-depth meditation studies to date shows that different practices have different benefits.
Five Lessons for Adults from the Movie “Eighth Grade”
A mother and daughter reflect on a young teen’s trials and triumphs at the end of middle school.
What Do Teens’ Emotions Feel Like?
A recent study investigates how we experience feelings across the lifespan.
How to Support Your Kid at School Without Being a Helicopter Parent
Parents can help their children most by getting back to the basics and not trying to solve everything.
Five Ways to Restore Your Faith in Humanity
Does the news make you feel like everything is hopeless? That’s when you need to consciously seek out the good.
How Educators Can Become More Resilient This School Year
A new book offers practical tips to help teachers overcome challenges and stress.