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What Pops Into Your Mind When You’re Meditating?
Like it or not, having thoughts is part of meditating. Mindful readers share what’s top of mind.
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Meditation Practice: Place Your Attention on the Nature of the Mind
Meditation teacher Vinny Ferraro offers a noting practice to see thoughts clearly as they arise, gently note them, and return to the breath and body.
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What to Do When Thoughts Arise While Meditating
The mind often wanders in meditation—and it’s normal. Elisha Goldstein, psychologist and founder of the Mindful Living Collective, explores how to deal with both important and irrelevant ideas that come up.
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Anxiety
A Mindful Approach to Depressive Thought Patterns
Renowned psychiatrist Dr. Stuart Eisendrath, on how you can dramatically improve your quality of life by changing how you relate to your thoughts and feelings.
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A Meditation on Observing Thoughts, Non-Judgmentally
This guided meditation from Jon Kabat-Zinn lets thoughts come and go, so you can avoid getting sucked into them.
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A 10-Minute Meditation for Focusing the Mind
This simple guided meditation explores how we can gently guide the mind back to the breath when it wanders toward thoughts and sensations.
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A One-Minute Meditation to Focus Your Mind
This guided meditation is meant to be done in the middle of the day, wherever you may be.
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Mindfulness Research
The Power of Vulnerability
Trained in East Asian medicine in Japan and in psychology at Harvard, Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu’s teachings look at how mindfulness practices can contribute to a meaningful way of living with gratitude, compassion, and social responsibility.
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4 Common Types of Self-Talk
How paying attention to your internal dialog can free you from you self doubt, and help familiarize you with your own personal brand of autopilot.
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