Mindfulness and meditation

Sacred places
idea
I swim to think and to stay afloat in an ever-wetter world
by Steve Mentz

Transcendent experience
idea
To experience Zen-like awakening, try going the headless way
by Brentyn J Ramm

Mindfulness and meditation
guide
How to think like a phenomenologist
Doing Edmund Husserl’s phenomenological reduction will transform your view of the world and your own consciousness
by D J Hobbs

Spirituality and religion
film
China’s young people who trade parties for peace at a mountainside hermitage
11 mins

Mindfulness and meditation
idea
Meditation is like mountaineering: approach it with care
by Nicholas Van Dam

Worry and rumination
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Here’s how to take back your life from long-term worrying
by Dane McCarrick & Daryl O’Connor

Meaning and the good life
guide
How to be useless
Follow the Daoist way – reclaim your life and happiness by letting go of the need to produce, strive or serve a purpose
by Helen De Cruz & Pauline Lee

Mindfulness and meditation
film
A leaf, a bird and a fisherman animate Heraclitus’ aphorism on flux
4 mins

Spirituality and religion
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Spirituality is a brain state we can all reach, religious or not
by Tal Dotan Ben-Soussan

Mindfulness and meditation
idea
Modern mindfulness meditation has lost its beating communal heart
by Paul Condon & John Makransky

Mindfulness and meditation
guide
How to find your mindfulness
With so many approaches to mindfulness, it can be difficult to know where to start. Explore these methods to find what suits you
by Gill Johnson & Willem Kuyken

Mindfulness and meditation
film
Everyone is waiting, watching. What for remains captivatingly unclear
12 mins