12 Minute Meditation

In this week’s guided meditation, teacher and author Melli O’Brien offers a practice that uses gentle, steady awareness to help you find your calm center again when you’re feeling wound up with stres…

Sometimes the best gift we can give ourselves is just a moment set aside for quiet, breath, and reminding ourselves of who we really are. 

In this gentle guided practice, Kimberly Brown uses simple r…

It might seem counterintuitive, but intentionally tuning into what’s distracting you can actually help strengthen your ability to focus. 

In today’s guided practice, meditation teacher Toby Sola intr…

When we are stressed or overwhelmed, or when our mind feels like it’s spinning out of control—it’s easy to forget that simply dropping into the body can be a powerful way to interrupt thEse thought l…

We mostly think of walking as an activity that is supposed to accomplish something: getting from point A to point B, exercising, reaching our daily step goals. And of course, those are all great reas…

Tonglen, sometimes called loving-kindness meditation, is a Tibetan practice of giving and receiving. 

In Tonglen, we open ourselves to our entire experience, including what is painful and difficult. …

When we are experiencing difficult emotions or situations, our first impulse is often to look for a way out—usually through distracting, numbing, running, or denying.  

But what if the key to getting…

You might not think of mindfulness as being a resource to help with decision-making, but moments of intentional silence can sharpen our mental clarity and help us discern which choices feel most alig…

If you’ve ever been awake at three a.m., tossing and turning and wishing you could snap your fingers and get back to sleep, then you know: the more you try to fall asleep, the less likely you are to …

Have you ever wondered why there are so many varieties of meditation practices, and why some of them seem to contradict each other in approach, style, or even objective? 

In today’s guided practice, …

Many modern Western cultures don’t have a deep understanding of land as a source of collective identity, story, or purpose. There is a sense that, yes, land can be lovely—but it is mainly seen as a s…

Recent studies have confirmed that the constant presence and use of tech in our lives have become a hazard to our well-being on multiple levels. 

Meditation teacher, mindful tech designer, and self-i…

If you’ve faced challenging or polarizing conversations lately, you likely know how difficult it can be to connect and cooperate with the person on the other side of that interaction. 

In today’s gui…

Forgiveness is a cornerstone practice of mindfulness, and it’s also one of the most difficult. 

Extending forgiveness to others and to ourselves requires a kind of awareness and vulnerability that ca…

Being in pain makes being present extra challenging. 

On a physical level, being in the present moment while our body is in pain is often extremely unpleasant. There is a part of us, understandably, …

What does it feel like to experience ourselves—in our own minds and bodies—as a reliable place we can come home to in order to feel grateful, calm, and resilient? 

In this week’s guided meditation, M…

Traditional meditation practices can sometimes be frustrating and alienating for those who are neurodivergent. Bodily discomfort or intense mental restlessness can make even the most mindfulness-curi…

When we’re wrestling with experiences that challenge our identities or our confidence—like failures at work, relationship struggles, or letting go of old belief systems — it can be tempting to reach …

In recent years, mental health professionals have raised the alarm about the growing epidemic of loneliness. Millions of people feel separated and isolated, even when they are surrounded by colleague…

When we are adrift in the wide sea of grief, it can be difficult to imagine any world other than the world of our intense sorrow and loss. In this guided meditation, Brenda K. Mitchell offers one tin…