Written by René Fay

 “Mindfulness trains us to respond, not react, with awareness and discernment. To scratch or not to scratch? That’s up to you. To notice the itch (literal or metaphorical) an...

 Written by Noel Coakley

“During mindfulness practice, the situation we are applying mindful, loving awareness to is everything we are experiencing in mind and body. That is the teacher. Then, we ...

 Written by Jen Liu

“Healing, change, enlightenment, suffering, and indeed the choice to end suffering all only happen in the present. Despite that powerful truth, meditation inevitably wakes us u...

 Written by Rebecca D'Onofrio

“When we actually notice that a thought has arisen, we are experiencing a little moment of pure awareness. … You can think of them as little sparks of wakefulness. Th...

 Written by René Fay

“In a world of intense debates and polarized views, it’s tempting to close off, armor up, and defend our positions. But practicing compassionate curiosity allows us to stay op...

 Written by Noel Coakley

“Sometimes the way we talk to ourselves isn’t so kind. Maybe we even speak to ourselves and relate to our experiences in a way that we never would with others. When we beg...

Written by Jen Liu

“It can be surprisingly difficult to include ourselves in our compassion practice, but it is for this reason that teachers like the inner critic are so valuable. Each time we ma...

 Written by Jen Liu

“In mindfulness practice both on and off the cushion, we train and strengthen the muscle that allows us to choose, moment by moment, to match our action with our intention. … S...

Written by Jen Liu

“The tradition of marking the New Year, as it's observed in different ways and times in various cultures across the globe, seems almost to exist to remind us of such timeless wi...