Try this 5 Day Mindfulness Challenge

…non-existent. Help! I’m turning to mindfulness to help me be more intentional and strategic in how I spend my time, money, and efforts. Enter: a 5 Day Mindfulness Challenge I…

How the Mindfulness Revolution Has Trickled Down to Kids

…healthy way without relying on their words to explain how they’re feeling.” And in the long run, there’s a direct correlation between movement-centric mindfulness and academic performance, largely because mindfulness

3 Ways to Find Mindfulness When Returning to the Office

…in your closet for your kick-ass pantsuit and begin to meal prep, go ahead and practice a little mindfulness. Not sure where to start? Here’s how to practice mindfulness at…

5 Mindfulness Tips for New Parents

…more mindful state.  The magic is in the exhale, so be sure to extend it.” Try mindfulness meditation Dr. Kress also advises new parents to try mindfulness meditation.  “Mindfulness meditation…

How to Practice Mindfulness in Nature

…be challenging to practice. But practicing mindfulness is worth the effort. Research by the Langer Mindfulness Institute indicates that being mindful can positively improve your memory and your approach to…

Mindfulness and Kids: The Power of Breath

…Shenzhen, China. As we sipped our morning beverages at our local Starbucks, we continued to talk about our own mindfulness practices, and how play with mindfulness can support children. Before…

How to Incorporate Mindfulness Into Eating

…your stomach) feel after enjoying a mindful meal. You may even find yourself eating less! Incorporating mindfulness into eating takes, well, mindfulness, but with these tips, you can bring the…

Mindfulness Routines With Kids During the Holidays

…“One popular mindfulness exercise with kids is body poses. The Superman pose is standing with your feet just wider than your hips, fists clenched, arms reached out forward, stretching the…

How a Pottery Workshop Turned Into a Lesson in Mindfulness

…the difference between attempting to enjoy a moment versus simply appreciating what there was to learn from it. It’s the side of mindfulness that strikes me as less “popular” but…

Breathe Bar Brings Meditation and Mindfulness to the West Loop

…of it that’s mindfulness. Mindfulness expresses the principles of being present, equanimity (accepting things for what they are) and non-judgement. I feel those principles are just great for life. Being…

How Mindfulness Can Transform Routine into Ritual

mindfulness, we can create rituals that can positively impact our well-being and those that interact with us. How to create rituals with mindfulness But what is mindfulness? It’s simply by…

How Yael Shy Started a Campus-Wide Mindfulness Movement

Before Yael Shy wrote What Now: Meditation For Your Twenties and Beyond, she founded MindfulNYU, the largest campus-wide mindfulness initiative in the country. It’s hard to imagine a time when…

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