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Buddhists bring meditation to the streets and subways of NYC

Sam Littlefair, Lion's Roar: A new and quickly growing organization called Buddhist Insights is helping New Yorkers meditate in all…

November 15, 2016

UCLA director of mindfulness education discusses ways to unwind from election anxiety

News-Medical: One of the most contentious and anxiety-producing elections in recent U.S. history has ended. If your candidate was on…

November 10, 2016

Can you cheat at mindfulness and self compassion?

Kellie Edwards, Psych Central: I have a client who laughingly says she loves to “cheat the system” — find a…

November 8, 2016

Practicing mindfulness through kindness and compassion

Deniz Ahmadinia, NAMI: Between recent world events and the upcoming presidential election, there has been much discussion around themes of…

November 4, 2016

Bodhipaksa is teaching in Australia, March 2017!

Bodhipaksa is teaching in Australia in 2017! He's been invited by the Sydney Buddhist Centre to lead a week-long retreat…

November 3, 2016

Meditation brought us back together, say couple who traded in corporate lives to meditate

Sarah Catherall, Stuff: They gave the impression of having it all but Sally Lewis and Greg Hopkinson were stressed and…

October 31, 2016

New study shows how mindfulness could help women who are feeling sexually disconnected

Eric W. Dolan, PsyPost: New research suggests that mindfulness-based psychotherapy could help women who are feeling “sexually disconnected.” The study…

October 25, 2016

Mindfulness can help combat test anxiety

Dr. Caryn Richfield, Montgomery News: With the school year well under way, many high school students are feeling overwhelmed by…

October 13, 2016

Meditation helps tame the brain’s emotional response

Alice G. Walton, Forbes: Of all the reasons people have for trying meditation, being less emotionally reactive is usually pretty…

October 5, 2016

My doubts about Deepak Chopra and the monetization of meditation

John Horgan, Scientific American: A key to Deepak Chopra’s success has been his monetization of spiritual practices and promotion of…

September 28, 2016