It’s a myth that meditation turns you into a cold, calculating robot.
Why We Can’t Imagine a World Without Police
"The prison and the police are in our heads and hearts, therefore this system is naturalized in a way that makes it almost impossible for folks to step back and think that it wasn’t always like this. I think we can’t underestimate the fact that we think these institutions keep us secure."
“The prison and the police are in our heads and hearts, therefore this system is naturalized in a way that makes it almost impossible for folks to step back and think that it wasn’t always like this. I think we can’t underestimate the fact that we think these institutions keep us secure.”
The Key to Developing Healthy Habits Is Zeroing in on Shame
“Why don’t you slow down and look at it?”
“Why don’t you slow down and look at it?”
Stop Waiting for Everything To Get Back To ‘Normal’
“How am I holding back? What am I waiting for?”
“How am I holding back? What am I waiting for?”
Self-Compassion Isn’t Wimpy. It’s the Hardest and Most Beneficial Thing You‘ll Ever Do.
What I’ve been practicing is sometimes called the “two wings” of mindfulness: awareness and compassion.
What I’ve been practicing is sometimes called the “two wings” of mindfulness: awareness and compassion.
We All Think ‘Too Much’. Don’t Let That Stop You From Trying Meditation.
I’ve been meditating every day for years and I still criticize myself for not being a good meditator.
I’ve been meditating every day for years and I still criticize myself for not being a good meditator.
Is It Wrong to Feel Compassion Towards Cops?
It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do something about police brutality.
It doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do something about police brutality.
Pain Is Inevitable, but Suffering Is a Choice. Even During a Pandemic.
We like to dramatize life.
We like to dramatize life.
Turn Your Guilt About Being Privileged Into Solidarity
For the Trump administration to help front-line workers.
For the Trump administration to help front-line workers.
Emotions Can Feel Like HELL, but Ignoring Them Feels Worse
The coronavirus crisis has me feeling all kinds of feelings.
The coronavirus crisis has me feeling all kinds of feelings.
This Ancient Russian Folktale Will Help You Through Uncertain Times
It is said that Baba Yaga, an ancient Russian wise woman, lived in a hut deep in the forest.
It is said that Baba Yaga, an ancient Russian wise woman, lived in a hut deep in the forest.
What a 600 Year Old Poem Can Teach Us About Enduring the COVID-19 Crisis
Rumi’s guest house is inside of us, and what he meant by a “new arrival”—an “unexpected visitor”—was an emotional state, a mood.
Rumi’s guest house is inside of us, and what he meant by a “new arrival”—an “unexpected visitor”—was an emotional state, a mood.
Meditation Is Not Therapy
Yes, they do help us grow — yet they tend to also enable us to overlook our deeper emotional problems, a phenomenon called “spiritual bypassing.”
Yes, they do help us grow — yet they tend to also enable us to overlook our deeper emotional problems, a phenomenon called “spiritual bypassing.”
A 30-Second Shortcut to Feeling Less Stressed Out
What if I told you there’s a way to flip the switch at any moment, regardless of the conditions?
What if I told you there’s a way to flip the switch at any moment, regardless of the conditions?
What Being Mindful Really Means, and Why You Should Try to Be It
To be mindful is being able to notice changes and emotions rather than react to them.
To be mindful is being able to notice changes and emotions rather than react to them.
If You’re Scared to Meditate or Think It’s for Hippies, Read This
Meditation is a practice for the most basic aspects of being a human being: Breathing, listening, and feeling sensations in the body.
Meditation is a practice for the most basic aspects of being a human being: Breathing, listening, and feeling sensations in the body.