Practice Patience “Hurry up and wait” is perhaps the mantra that best captures modern air travel. Hustle to the airport to wait in line for your tickets. Rush down the hall to wait in the security line. Hurry off the airplane, only to wait at the luggage carousal, before you rush outside to wait for your ride. Why not smooth over the roller coaster with some mindfulness and compassion? Every time you’re stuck in a line there’s an opportunity for practice (instead of the habitual reach for the phone)....

This isn’t about forgetting to load the dishwasher, but rather things like substance use, or dishonesty, or behavior that’s detached or cruel. Even when we come to terms with the fact that change is needed, and we communicate clearly with our person about it, actually achieving change can be much more complicated. In the midst of our frustration, a deeper question bubbles up: Are people capable of real change? In this video, philosopher Alain de Botton explains some of the barriers we should be prepared to face during these sorts of crises of relationship....

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Meditation is no longer a mystery, and no longer remains on the periphery of medical theory in the recent decades thanks to the work of pioneers like Jon Kabat-Zinn. “There are a lot of studies that are being done now that are showing the benefit of mindfulness for all kinds of conditions,” says Mark Epstein, an American author and psychotherapist, in a recent video from Big Think. Here are three ways mindfulness can benefit our brains: 1) Mindfulness pulls you out of emotional traps Mindfulness helps us not cling to what’s pleasant and not condemn what is unpleasant....

A snow globe or glitter jar is one of the most powerful visual metaphors for that connection; it illustrates how mindfulness—the cultivation of stillness in the face of swirling chaos of life—affects us. At first I used to do this practice only with young kids, but I’ve since found that even teens enjoy it. How to Make a Glitter Jar How to Make a Glitter Jar You can use a mason jar, a spice jar, or even a plastic water bottle for this practice....