Mindful

Mindful is the groundbreaking new magazine dedicated to helping you live mindfully. The simple practice of being in the moment brings out the best in who you are.

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Happiness is… • Here's what's putting a spring in Mindful readers' steps!

TOP OF mind • Keep up with the latest in the world of mindfulness.

ACTS OF kindness

Research News • Research gathered from University of Washington, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, University of Wisconsin at Madison, and others.

START WHERE YOU ARE

Bearing Witness for the Better

PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES • We’ve all heard that life is a journey, not a destination. Maybe that’s true—but you still have to get from point A to point B occasionally. And while travel might not have been at the top of your agenda for the last few years, some in the transportation industry are betting on mindfulness as a driver in the return to travel.

MINDFUL OR MINDLESS? • Our take on who’s paying attention and who’s not

Why we believe IN LUCK • Our notions of chance, fate, or fortune really can shape what happens to us—just not in the way we might think. Here’s how our practice reveals a wiser way of “getting lucky.”

Good, Bad… Who Knows? • Awaken the spirit of curiosity that helps you sweeten your luck.

ARE YOU Happy Now? • When you don’t know what makes you happy, you can end up chasing illusions that only make you suffer. The secret to discovering happiness might be closer than you think.

3 Ways to Know if You’re Connecting to Happiness

Finding Meaning in the Mystery • The global pandemic has brought millions of people in contact with loss, grief, and their own mortality. Death doula and hospice chaplain Meredith Parfet reflects on what she and like-minded experts have learned from their work with the dying.

WHY OUR BRAINS ARE Designed to Forget • While many of us yearn to sharpen our memory, the science of sleep shows that, in fact, our brains are designed to forget—a process that unlocks the mind’s capacity to dream and think in creative ways.

SAVOR THE MOMENT • Summer may no longer offer you the seemingly endless days it did when you were a child, when warm temperatures drew you outside to play, explore, and daydream. But there’s still plenty to savor in the joyful and mundane moments of your life, and summer offers the perfect invitation to notice more opportunities to slow down, be present, and appreciate the world around you. We’ve gathered tips and practices that will help you get started and find the richest bits to savor as the summer unfolds around you.

5 WAYS TO SAVOR

CONNECT WITH PRESENCE

Take One Breath • This variation of breath meditation can be especially supportive if you feel restless or bored. Savor the freedom to simply let your mind be. It doesn't matter how many times your attention wanders or how long you may dwell in distraction. The practice is gently letting go and, with kindness toward yourself, beginning again.

Rest Your Attention • Our habitual tendency is to grasp a thought or a feeling, to build an entire world around it, or push it away and struggle against it. It can be helpful to instead note what is painful, pleasant, or otherwise. Here we stay even, balanced, and calm, as we recognize what arises and bring our attention back, one breath at a time.

CONNECT WITH YOURSELF

Listen to Your Body • Meditation can help us be more present to life, and mindfulness of body and breath help ground that presence. It's only when we're present with each moment that we can savor our experience. You can try grounding yourself throughout the day, feeling the body and using the inquiry, “What's happening in my body right now?”

Welcome Open Awareness • Open awareness...