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Kindness contagion

Jamil Zaki, Scientific American: Witnessing kindness inspires kindness, causing it to spread like a virus. Conformity gets a bad rap,…

July 27, 2016

Moving past self-criticism

We co-create our lives based on the self-talk and self-imposed beliefs that have conditioned us from our childhood. We become…

July 26, 2016

The nourishment of mindfulness

Bryan Eaton, Newburyport News: About three decades ago I spent a year as a Buddhist monk in Thailand. It was…

July 25, 2016

Kindness, good. Self kindness, better

I’m standing in the kitchen talking to one of my best friends. We’re both crying. And we don’t have much…

July 19, 2016

The neuroscience of suffering – and its end

Jeff Warren, Psychology Tomorrow Magazine: It was 1972, and Gary Weber, a 29-year old materials science PhD student at Penn…

July 14, 2016

Kindness and personal responsibility

Ryan James Lock, Huffington Post: Lady Gaga and the Dalai Lama recently gave a talk about the importance of kindness…

July 13, 2016

Suck at meditation? You may just be doing it right

David Ferguson, The Guardian: I suck at meditating. I’m one of those perennially distracted people who knows they need to…

July 5, 2016

Mindfulness meditation seems to soothe breast cancer survivors

HealthDay News, MedlinePlus: Mindfulness meditation seems to help breast cancer patients better manage symptoms of fatigue, anxiety and fear of…

July 1, 2016

People who meditate are more aware of their unconscious brain

Clare Wilson, New Scientist: People who meditate are more aware of their unconscious brain activity – or so a new…

June 29, 2016

How to grow from your regrets

Kira M. Newman, Greater Good Science Center: According to a new study, self-compassion may help us benefit from regret rather…

June 24, 2016