unconscious bias

Bias affects all of us, but according to a new book on the psychology of bias, we can take action to recognize and reduce its impacts—both on our own mind and in our work. Read more

By engaging in practices that increase awareness, focus on our similarities, and develop care and kindness, writes Mind & Life Institute Science Director Wendy Hasenkamp, we might also be loosening the hold of implicit bias. Read more

Mindfulness can help us tap into the courage and compassion necessary to recognize our own prejudices and sit with them long enough to find a thoughtful way forward. Read more

A 12-minute practice to look at your skin and bring mindfulness to that aspect of your embodied self. Read more

In this 4-part series, you’ll examine the quality of heart you bring to your practice, bring mindfulness to your embodied self, and create the space and inner support to work with difficult emotions. Read more

An 18-minute practice to create the space and inner support needed to sit with difficult emotions. Read more

Meditation teachers and lifelong friends Iman Gibson and Tori Lund on their album of anti-racism meditations, and how mindfulness can lead to allyship. Read more

Our mindfulness practice can be a strong source of support for our efforts to combat bias in ourselves and others. Read more

Anu Gupta, founder and CEO of BE MORE with Anu, offers five portable compassion-based tools to face and transform racial bias at work and in day-to-day life. Read more

Founding Editor Barry Boyce speaks with mindfulness trainer and former police lieutenant Richard Goerling on how mindfulness can ground policing in humanity rather than tactics that often result in severe injury and death. Read more