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Lynne Bass
May 10, 20238 min read
Feeling Overwhelmed? Try the RAIN Meditation
You can take your time and explore the RAIN meditation as a stand-alone practice or move through the steps in a more abbreviated way...
Lynne Bass
Apr 12, 20233 min read
How to Make Meditation a Daily Habit
Six steps to add meditation and awareness to your daily routine. Awareness of your breath can serve as a steady basis for awareness in...
Lynne Bass
Mar 29, 20233 min read
Why Your Brain Panics Under Pressure
Do you ever feel like no matter how prepared you are, you always blank on the big day? This video from TedEd explains how short-term...
Lynne Bass
Mar 22, 20235 min read
A Meditation for Opening Up
Openness is a quality of being that helps us give space to things. Explore this meditation practice to let go of the familiar and become...
Lynne Bass
Mar 15, 20233 min read
A Seven-Minute Mindful Phone Practice
Follow this guided meditation to become more aware of emotions and body sensations when you use your phone. The beeps and buzzes of our...
Lynne Bass
Mar 8, 20233 min read
Four Ways to Hack Your Screen Addiction
Here’s how to have a healthy and mindful relationship with media so you can stay informed, engaged, and feeling good. I got my first...
Lynne Bass
Mar 1, 202324 min read
The Key to a Mindful Work Life
This expert Q&A with Sharon Salzberg, Janice Marturano, and Barry Boyce explores the role mindfulness plays in taking leadership,...
Lynne Bass
Feb 22, 20236 min read
Would You Upload Your Brain to the Cloud?
Scientists are in hot pursuit of the "the connectome"—the map of the 86-billion-neuron, 100-trillion-synapse human brain that would allow...
Lynne Bass
Feb 15, 20236 min read
Make a Change that Lasts
Turning over a new leaf in life can feel daunting, if not impossible. Making meaningful changes to create a life more aligned with who...
Lynne Bass
Jan 25, 20235 min read
How Do Mindfulness Apps Work?
Research on mindfulness apps is limited, but here’s what we know so far. Want to feel more Calm, get some Headspace, and practice...
Lynne Bass
Jan 18, 20233 min read
How Can We Pay Better Attention To Our Attention?
Neuroscientist Amishi Jha explains why overloading our attention can harm us, and how practicing mindfulness provides us with the space...
Lynne Bass
Jan 11, 20235 min read
A Mindfulness Practice for Doing One Thing at a Time
Busy schedule have you running on empty? Explore this mindful practice for coming down from a busy mind — without shearing meaningful...
Lynne Bass
Jan 4, 202314 min read
How to Find Your Best Possible Self
Does imagining your future make you more happy—or more anxious? Taking just 15 minutes every day to write down what you want to do in the...
Lynne Bass
Dec 21, 20226 min read
How to Keep Your Smartphone from Hurting Your Relationships
A mindful relationship with our phones is the key to balancing in-person interactions and online activity. Here are six ways to limit...
Lynne Bass
Dec 14, 20226 min read
Winter Got You Down? Move Around!
When the winter blahs are destroying your exercise resolve, Cara Bradley says a shift in perspective may be just what you need. When...
Lynne Bass
Dec 7, 20222 min read
Passion Will Spark Your Resolutions, Not Pressure
Fuel your New Year's resolutions with intention, not nagging. Here are 7 steps to investigate what drives you, so you can hold firm to...
Tami Holmes
Nov 30, 20222 min read
Tips for Bringing Mindfulness to Your Next Vacation
Mindfulness tips to help you savor your next vacation — and bring some of those good vibes home with you. There’s a reason why the saying...
Lynne Bass
Nov 16, 20222 min read
How Mindfulness Helps You Get Unstuck
Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson on how mindfulness practice can increase resilience. Has someone ever sent you an angry email, and...
Lynne Bass
Nov 16, 20223 min read
Three Simple Soft Skills to Make a Habit of at Work
Honing the skills that help you get along with others might be the best career move you can make. Think of the people you most admire....
Lynne Bass
Oct 26, 20224 min read
Three Powerful Mindfulness Practices To Try on the Road
Integrating even just one of these practices into your everyday life will help you have a safer, more mindful driving experience. We...
Lynne Bass
Oct 5, 20223 min read
How Meditation Protects the Aging Brain from Decline
A string of recent research suggests regular meditation practice may boost mental flexibility and focus, offering powerful protection...
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