Yoga Rat

A tail, a bundle of guts, and a smear of blood—how one dead rat continues to inspire Anne Cushman's practice.

Who knew standing still could be so difficult?

Kevin Weinfurt reflects on To-Shin Do martial art, and how sometimes the most challenging part of practice can be the beginnings.

Meditate with (and like) a toddler

Diana Winston on the difficulties and benefits of meditation while raising a toddler.

Mindfulness… for the Cure

James Gimian discusses the Jon Kabat-Zinn mindfulness conference at UCLA and the exciting new meditation research.

This Is Getting Old

Old age forces you to let go of one damn thing after another! But as Susan Moon learns from her mother, it can also be a golden opportunity.

Charlotte Joko Beck, Joseph Goldstein, Sylvia Boorstein, and Sharon Salzberg on how meditation has changed their lives

How might meditation change a life? Author Donna Rockwell asked four teachers just that. How do their answers resonate with your experience?

Mindfulness for pain and “FOMO”

Arnie Kozak on how subversive mindfulness meditation is to our cultural norms of healing and medicine.

Wash Your Bowl: Marc Lesser on bringing your relationships, work, and life alive

Marc Lesser reminds us of one simple fact: that it is up to us to look within ourselves and to bring our work and our lives alive.

Mother wearing Buddha mask holding lughing child.

Mindfulness with Baby: Yes, it’s possible!

Diana Winston on maintaining meditation and mindfulness practice while being the mother of a young child.

The Healing Power of Mindfulness (Free digital booklet)

A free digital booklet featuring Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., Daniel Siegel, M.D., and Susan Bauer-Wu, Ph.D., in honor of the 2010 Lynn Lecture.