Walk with Me

On the occasion of Thich Nhat Hanh’s 94th birthday, Gary Gach remembers walking alongside his beloved teacher.

Three Ways to Uncover Your Natural Awareness

Diana Winston on 3 ways to bring natural awareness into your mindfulness practice—and your life.

How to Practice Homestyle Oryoki

Oryoki is the meditative way of eating practiced in Zen monasteries. Gesshin Claire Greenwood on how to bring the spirit of oryoki into our home kitchens — and feel more deeply nourished.

Inner Victory: How to do Insight meditation and walking meditation

Sayadaw U Pandita on how to develop insight: examining our experience closely and precisely in order to understand the true nature of mind and its objects.

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Should I meditate with my eyes closed?

Whether you keep your eyes open or closed during meditation depends on your approach.

How to meditate with kids (and why it’s important)

Teaching mindfulness to kids is an "extraordinary way to help them generate esteem, cultivate calm, and deal with difficulty."

Taking A Walk

Thich Nhat Hanh shares how to turn the everyday act of walking into a meditation.

Lighting Incense

Thich Nhat Hanh shares how to make even the smallest gestures, like lighting incense, an act of mindfulness.

Drinking Orange Juice

Thich Nhat Hanh shares how to turn your morning glass of O.J. into a little ritual of mindfulness.

Dark Night of the Meditator

Josh Bartok gives advice on how to meditate without provoking unhealthy psychological states.