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Why Are We Pressed for Time?

By Desiree Jury

In the late 20th century, work, school, social and personal demands which had previously been structured and sequential—analog—went suddenly digital.

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10 Ideas for a Calming Morning Routine

If you think about it, our children must be separated from us for eight to 12 hours while they sleep. Mornings are a great opportunity to reconnect with your child after all of those hours of separation.

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Dan Harris: The First Time I Rushed My Son to the E.R.

No amount of meditation will allow me to unhear the sickening thud of my toddler’s head as it made impact with the edge of our wooden coffee table.

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How to Practice the Art of Being Present

Mindfulness is available to us in every moment, not just the special or precious ones. We just have to tune into it throughout the day.

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What Is Conscious Parenting—and Should You Try It?

Conscious parenting is a term used by various psychologists (and others) to describe a style of parenting that usually focuses more on the parent and how mindfulness can drive parenting choices.

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Can Mindfulness Help My Raging Anxiety When My Kid Gets Sick?

I was a cool hand, before I became a mother. Now, I’m a hopeless phobic. Whenever a child of mine gets sick, even with just a routine flu or stomach virus, every cough makes my heart race.

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What Oprah Knows About the Power of Meditation

Oprah knows what disconnectedness feels like. Here, she talks about how meditation has changed her life—and why she's striving to be even more mindful in her daily life.

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Mindfulness Can Improve Your Attention and Health

A focus on the present, dubbed “mindfulness,” can make you happier and healthier. Training to deepen your immersion in the moment works by improving attention

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‘I Realized I Don’t Have to Believe My Thoughts’

Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.

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Finding True Refuge

It’s hard to hang out with the truth of what we’re feeling. We may sincerely intend to pause and be mindful whenever a crisis arises or whenever we feel stuck and confused, but our conditioning to react, escape, or become possessed by emotion is very strong.

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Healing Relationships Through Compassion and Connection

Applying Buddhist teachings to emotional healing with relationships, marriage, and lust.

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