This somatic (embodied awareness) practice offers a gentle way to connect with each area of your body, while nurturing a felt sense of loving-kindness and gratitude. Read more

Sometimes we need to drop into our body to discern what we need in this moment. The four questions in this practice allow us to self-regulate by attending to what our difficult emotions or physical sensations may be telling us. Read more

We can find strength and resilience in familiarity—and use those feelings to explore the unfamiliar. Read more

In this guided meditation, Jenée Johnson offers affirmations to help you remember your inherent worth and reconnect with compassion. Read more

During times of crisis and uncertainty, touching into your groundedness while remaining open can help you find calm—and inspire others to do the same. Meena Srinivasan offers a guided practice for staying both rooted and open. Read more

This practice infuses the body with a sense of gratitude, which can then overflow as appreciation for the people in our lives.  Read more

When we allow what is to simply be, we relieve ourselves of the suffering that can get heaped on top of our moments of difficulty. That extra suffering is optional, even if the difficult causes and conditions are not. Read more

By reflecting on a time when we felt connected to nature’s abundance and beauty, we allow our heart to open through loving-kindness.  Read more

In this practice framework, each letter of the word “breath” serves to remind us of our responsibility to honor and promote equity. Read more

We can uncover the wisdom of gratitude by noticing small things to be grateful for, then opening our awareness to the truth that everything and everyone—no matter how small—is interconnected. Read more

I am here. I am well. I am worthy. I am enough. These are the first few lines of a song Michelle Chatman sings to help her restore. Read more

It takes a village to run the village. Here, we cultivate appreciation for all community members, including those we don’t agree with. Read more

A basic mindfulness practice for creating more harmonious circumstances for ourselves, and for others, raising our awareness and stirring our curiosity. Read more

Sometimes we need to drop into our body to discern what we need in this moment. The four questions in this practice allow us to self-regulate by attending to what our difficult emotions or physical sensations may be telling us. Read more

Our bodies do so much for us. Take a moment to bring a spirit of curiosity and appreciation to what’s happening in your body right now. Read more

Frank Ostaseski offers six steps to open up to the present moment—whatever it may bring. Read more

Mindful's founding editor Barry Boyce shares a practice on how our vulnerability can connect us to everyone and everything around us. Read more

In this meditation on impermanence, Aden Van Noppen reminds us that when the outside world feels overwhelming, we can often find inner calm by coming back to the breath. Read more

Breathe into challenging movement with a longer exhale, whether that be hitting laps on the stairs, running, hiking, climbing, or a high intensity workout. Read more

Scott Rogers leads us in this guided practice with the metaphor of a hurricane to help us recognize the qualities and the impermanence of even our stormiest emotions. Read more

Tuning in to the movement of nature can be very soothing and calming, even in the midst of ongoing challenges. You can do this meditation outdoors, or anywhere. Read more

In this episode of 12-Minute Meditation, Mindful founding editor Barry Boyce leads us in an inquiry practice to become aware of our preconceptions, loosen our grip on what we think we know, and explore what’s true. Read more

While moving through nature, we have the opportunity to enter a state of being, be present with all of our sensations, and awaken gratitude for the Earth that is also part of us. Read more

When we rest our attention on what we’re seeing, smelling, tasting, touching, or hearing, we can begin to ground ourselves and feel fully present. Read more

Founding editor Barry Boyce leads us in a meditation to let go of striving and find a natural sense of ease. Read more

In this episode of 12 Minute Meditation, Cynda Rushton leads a guided meditation to welcome all of our emotions and feel at home in our body, mind, and heart. Read more

In this practice, Lili Powell offers space to fully arrive in the present moment and make a commitment to focusing on being right here, right now. Read more

The invitation is to connect with your senses in a real or imagined setting. What do you hear? What do you smell? Note the emotional content of the space. And when you’re done, take what you learned to the page in whatever way suits you. Read more

Law Professor and author, Rhonda Magee shares a practice to remind us that there is wisdom and compassion in pausing before we act. Read more

Take a restorative moment to release tension and feel deeply into gratitude for your hard-working body.  Read more

By allowing ourselves to experience where tough emotions are present in the body, and opening up to them with love, we can cultivate a sense of peace and acceptance toward the imperfect nature of life. Read more