thoughts

How our goal-setting mind causes us to fixate on one track, and how we can become more responsive to the richness and complexity that each moment presents. Read more

Thoughts (including the menacing and intrusive ones) are not facts. Here we learn to work with our thoughts in a kind way, without letting them overwhelm us. Read more

Every thought has the potential to lead to an action, which is why it’s important to hold our ideas lightly. Andrew Safer explores the impact of thoughts and how we maintain a distance from them that helps us know how to proceed. Read more

Sometimes counting sheep doesn’t quite cut it. Michelle Maldonado shares a practice to ease into sleep when our thoughts keep us awake. Read more

Join author Susan B. Katz in a playful practice that helps children to focus on their breath, while their thoughts zoom on by. Read more

Like it or not, having thoughts is part of meditating. Mindful readers share what’s top of mind. Read more

Meditation teacher Enrique Collazo guides a practice for observing the wandering mind and allowing each thought to pass. Read more

Meditation teacher Vinny Ferraro offers a noting practice to see thoughts clearly as they arise, gently note them, and return to the breath and body. Read more

The mind often wanders in meditation—and it’s normal. Elisha Goldstein, psychologist and founder of the Mindful Living Collective, explores how to deal with both important and irrelevant ideas that come up. Read more

Renowned psychiatrist Dr. Stuart Eisendrath, on how you can dramatically improve your quality of life by changing how you relate to your thoughts and feelings. Read more