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Mindfulness of Reactivity

The practice of mindfulness can help us reduce emotional reactivity by allowing us to meet challenging or enticing experiences with a more open and nonjudgmental attitude, calming the nervous system, weakening the conditioned response over time, and giving us greater access to higher thinking and wise decision making.
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Mindfulness of Mistakes

The practice of mindfulness can help us view our mistakes with kindness and self-forgiveness, acknowledging they are an essential component of learning and growth.
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The Science of Mindfulness

The biological science behind the benefits of mindfulness meditation is showing us why it can be so effective in reducing stress and anxiety and revealing the brain mechanisms underlying them.
Deah Robinson and Sydney Spears at the Ways of Looking Mindfulness Retreat

What is Mindfulness?

The best way to understand mindfulness and how it can be helpful is to practice it, but we do our best to explain it simply and conceptually here.