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Mindfulness Exercises

Mindfulness Exercises was founded in 2015 by Sean Fargo to make mindfulness and meditation teaching

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Total: 175

Can we improve our health simply by changing our minds? Dr. Ellen Langer says it’s not only possible

Loving-kindness meditation, or metta meditation, helps us cultivate feelings of warmth and goodwill

Loving-kindness, or metta meditation, is a unique, thousands of years old method of uncovering the b

Every emotion has value, even those we might label as uncomfortable or unwelcome. Anger, for example

Imposter syndrome is felt by new and experienced mindfulness teachers alike. It is a common human ex

Shame is the uncomfortable feeling we face having done something we don’t feel good about. Unlike re

Life has its ups and downs. It’s just not possible to arrange our world so that we only ever experie

We all have fears. Some live on the surface, impacting our everyday lives, while others are more sub

There are many ways to bring gratitude into your meditation practice, and just as many reasons for d

Gratitude meditation is a heart-opening practice that can soothe and relax us by bringing our attent

Have you ever become aware that you’re dreaming, while still in the dream? Lucid dreaming is the act

Meditating regularly, at any time of day, can help us fall asleep sooner and sleep more soundly when

Devotion is not a quality that’s often talked about in secular mindfulness. But perhaps it should be

The three centers of belly, heart, and head are often the locus of strong emotions. We experience po

Myths and misconceptions about anxiety can prevent us from overcoming our struggles with it, holding

A body scan meditation can be deeply relaxing, but relaxation is not the goal of mindfulness. Instea

The value of mindfulness isn’t always recognized in professions where high performance, mental tough

When you bring mindfulness to the breath, do you include the entirety of your body, incorporating al

Offering compassion as a response to perceived suffering is a natural, human thing to do. Why then,

When we’re going through difficult times, it’s easy to think we’re alone in our pain or that our har