body awareness

Mindful readers share how they relate to their bodies and offer some sage advice. Read more

Checking in with our bodies can be a powerful first step to notice what’s arising right now and offering ourselves what we need to feel our best. 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

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

When times are tough and anxiety wants to command all of our attention, we can return simple attention to our body and breath, letting the rest drift away. Read more

Our notions of chance, fate, or fortune really can shape what happens to us—just not in the way we might think. Here’s how our practice reveals a wiser way of “getting lucky.” Read more

When you make a point of being curious, kind, and non-judgmental about all the shenanigans your body will get up to, you may find it much easier to manage it all, and love your body, just as it is. Read more

Coping with any degree of burnout can leave us feeling stuck. Sometimes, what we need to begin healing and to rediscover joy is to (literally) move our way through it. Read more

When even the three-minute breathing space feels like work, we may just need to give ourselves a break. Read more

In this conversation with founding editor Barry Boyce, Frank Ostaseski opens up about the changes he experienced after suffering from a serious stroke and shares how he found strength and refuge in love, compassion, and curiosity. Read more