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Mindfulness practice can help us learn to understand and be at peace with impermanence, and self-regulate our emotions when dealing with our own desires to cling to the apparition of permanence....
Reading up on mindfulness and empathy is a powerful way to understand and reflect on our own mindfulness practice and our how to work within our current divisive paradigms.
For children, the holiday season can be quickly swallowed up by the emphasis on getting gifts, but reframing the season with exercises in giving can change the emphasis back to what...
For many, this last month ushered in strong feelings of uncertainty for the future. Mindfulness meditation is a useful tool for embracing uncertainty and learning to live fully and compassionately within...
The fall season offers unique opportunities to give thanks with our families and to expand our circles of gratitude throughout our communities. In this month's column, In Appreciation: Refletions on...
Using the practice of mindful attention to examine our own negative emotions can allow us to cultivate a space for ourselves where we can better accept and be kind to ourselves,...
Boredom may seem like the pits to a six-year-old, but there is much to appreciate in letting your child experience boredom, and letting them learn how to get themselves out of...
Fear of failure shouldn’t stop a child from challenging themselves to learn new things, and in fact, emphasizing progress and process can help them truly appreciate the hard work that goes...
Summer reading is a wonderful chance to engage your children with a love of reading, and recent research suggests that reading fiction is also powerful tool for strengthening our empathy muscles.
Cognitive empathy means considering another’s perspective. And in a world where rushing to judgement has never been easier, strengthening our empathy muscles matters more than ever.
Gratitude discussions are one way to reflect on an event and see the often invisible work that went into making that event special for you and your child.
Sometimes the greatest mindfulness lesson you can give your children is the one you teach yourself. That’s what happened for me when I finally chose to pay attention to my clumsy...
The traditional thank you card can easily feel more like a teeth-grinding practice in proper etiquette rather than a chance to offer true gratitude. How can we reclaim the ritual of...
Finding time to reflect and give thanks for our daily joys is no easy task in the midst of the hectic churn of day-to-day reality. In our newest monthly column, "In...