The Inner Critic Deserves Some Respect
Your perfectionism-thriving inner critic doesn’t deserve to be on centre stage. Learn how to approach this inner voice with respect, understand its motivation and...
Tara Cousineau, PhDMental 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.
Radical Compassion (Part 3): The Awakening & Realization Of Belonging
In this third part of her “Radical Compassion: Loving Ourselves & Our World Into Healing” series, Tara Brach explains how to awaken and realize...
Tara Brach
A New Intervention: Mindfulness-Based Trauma Recovery For Refugees
Thanks to Dr Amit Bernstein and his team at the Observing Minds Lab, a powerful new intervention could be the secret to helping refugees...
Isabelle Pikörn
Understanding Muscle Tension: Causes and Relaxation Techniques
It’s an understatement to say that Western science and philosophy is dominated by the intellect. We praise logic and technological intelligence, trust rationality and...
Isabelle Pikörn
Radical Compassion (Part 2): How RAIN Meditation Can Guide Us To Better Relationships
RAIN is a tool of radical compassion, to make love of ourselves perfect, to make love of our life, love of each other, love...
Tara Brach
Creating A Balanced Outlook To Overcome Pessimism & Self-Pity
The third and last part of the "Coping with Chaos: Creating a mindful relationship with society and politics"-series explains the significance of a pessimistic...
Robert Leichtman, MD
Holistic Strategies To Improve Your Mental Wellbeing
Moving into the new year, many people take the time to define resolutions. Some might want to exercise, others might want to eat healthier,...
Isabelle Pikörn
Mindful Listening To Improve Relationships
Although it may sometimes seem like an easy feat, having a conversation can be an immense amount of work for your brain! The many...
Isabelle Pikörn
Constructing A Healthy Identity & Centered Strength When Coping With Problems
This second part of the "Coping with Chaos: Creating a mindful relationship with society and politics"-series is about the need to be aware of...
Robert Leichtman, MD
5 Reasons Why Mindfulness Is Helpful For ‘Living Well’ With Pain
It’s inevitable that we’re all going to suffer from physical pain at some point or another. No one likes it, but mindfulness can significantly...
Vidyamala Burch