How Meditation Stops Rumination
We’ve all experienced the cyclical, repetitive thinking of rumination. Rumination can be as benign as briefly replaying a conversation with our co-worker, wondering if...
Isabelle PikörnMental Health and Wellbeing
Meditation and mindfulness benefit our mental health in infinite ways. Trauma, anxiety, depression, and unhelpful psychological patterns are each soothed through awareness.
Learn how radical self-compassion and meditation help us conquer negative self talk. Mindfully navigate social media, a stressful workplace or interpersonal relationships. Build new habits and approach addiction recovery with awareness. Work through fears and trauma with meditation.
Explore the connection between mindfulness and psychological wellbeing with posts from leading physicians, spiritual teachers and Insight Timer staff writers.
What Rest Do You Need?
For many people in current times, rest and relaxation might look like binge-watching a series or indulging in any number of unhealthy habits that...
Insight Timer
This Is Your Brain On Quarantine… And How To Cope
"Why do I feel so anxious all the time when I'm just safe in my home? Other people have it so much worse. I...
Dr. Kathryn Soule, PhD, LPC
Waking Up Anxious? Two Scenarios Of Dealing With Morning Anxiety
Do you commonly wake up in the morning, filled with anxious thoughts and sensations? How do you approach that feeling? The two scenarios described in...
Andrea Wachter
Grieving 2020: How To Manage Feelings Of Loss
The coronavirus pandemic has brought with it a lot of loss. Almost everyone at some point this year has gone through loss - either...
Dr. Kathryn Soule, PhD, LPC
6 Steps To Your Healthy Morning Routine
Are you waking up in the morning with your brain abuzz, anxious thoughts and dream snippets racing through your consciousness, your heart pounding like...
Isabelle Pikörn
Trauma-Informed Yoga: What Beginners Should Know
Typically, what we know about treating trauma really relies heavily on psychological therapies, but recently more and more emphasis is being given to body-based...
Megan Kirk Chang, PhD
The Threat Of Our Inner Critic (Part I)
The presence of an inner critic in our personality is a universal phenomenon. All adults who seeks to achieve competence in living will have...
Robert Leichtman, MD
Coping Strategies For COVID-19: Awareness For Habitual Thought Patterns & Emotional Habits
The awareness of our habitual thought patterns, emotional habits, and reactive behaviors can act as our compass during this turmoil; and, compassionate acceptance of...
Ryan Lewis
The Politics Of Being A Person
Join Dr. Candice Creasman as she explores why and how to show up with courageous compassion in times of social and emotional pain.
Dr. Candice Creasman