The Science Of Love

Barry Boyce reports on the growing number of scientists and researchers who are studying how to bring out the best in human nature.

The Pioneer: Jon Kabat-Zinn on working toward a Mindful Society

As creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Jon Kabat-Zinn has brought the benefits of meditation practice to thousands of people.

The Hidden Treasure of Anger

Your throat is contracting, your fists are clenching—but don’t deny your anger, says Polly Young-Eisendrath.

Brain, Body & Benefits: The Science of Mindfulness

Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. looks for the “active ingredient” that makes mindfulness so beneficial to our health, psyche, and quality of life.

Making the Right Choice as a Consumer

Daniel Goleman says the key to becoming a socially engaged consumer is to be mindful at the moment we’re deciding whether to buy something. Knowing the full range of its impacts is one of the best things we can do for ourselves and for the Earth.

Take 5 — Beginning your personal practice of mindfulness

In this excerpt from her book, Deborah Schoeberlein teaches how to "Take 5" and get started now with mindfulness practice.

Seth and Willie

His son’s pity party prompts Daniel Asa Rose to take him for a bike ride. Along the way, they pause for a lesson on suffering—and gratitude.

mindful cooking, mindfulness in the kitchen, Edward Espe Brown, Tassajara, Lion's Roar, kale, cutting vegetables

Let Your Passion Cook: Mindful Living in the Kitchen

Being mindful in the kitchen is to experience your experience without judging good or bad, right or wrong, says Edward Espe Brown.

The Mindful Society: Overcoming Shyness

Barry Boyce on overcoming shyness and social anxiety with mindfulness-based stress reduction.

“Are some Buddhist magazines behind the times?”

Are some Buddhist magazines behind the times? That's the question, posed by James of The Buddhist Blog. Rod Meade Sperry answers him.