It can be difficult to discern between sloth and the need for rest. Removing the judgment that can come with experiencing sloth can help us move toward a life that brings us energy.
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Mindfulness and deep breathing may not cure anxiety, but they can be easy and quick practices to ground yourself — especially in situations and environments outside of your control.
We may have no control over the wild, unpredictable world that we live in, but we do have control over how we choose to live our lives: to offer compassion, to pursue justice, to love and be loved.
Anxiety can feel like “high energy confined to a restricted space.” Changing your environment — whether through lovingkindness meditation, chanting, or otherwise — can help you create space for it to dissipate.
To teach is to foster a kinship — to love and be loved in return. For Christina Torres, her work as a teacher has helped her manage her anxiety and depression.
Some fears are realistic; others are imaginary and insurmountable creations, fabrications of “free-floating hyperactivity of the mind.”
Depression has a profound spiritual effect that is difficult to speak about and can often only be traced years onward. Krista Tippett reflects on her own experience with clinical depression and what she's learned from others who have lived through its darkness.
In times of anxiety, distraction, and dissonance, it can take courage to turn away — to ground yourself in the focused anger needed to bring about change.
Learning to accept the anxieties of motherhood can help bring in wonder and gratitude for the mundane moments of parenting.
In an anxiety-fueled society, how can we muster the courage to deal head-on with negative emotions? Sharon Salzberg counsels wise action in the face of fear, and mettle in the face of hopelessness.
Life can be frustrating, and we often react with resistance, or overwhelm. Sharon Salzberg reminds us that emotional balance doesn't come from denying feelings, but from allowing them room to play out fully.
The big stage of TED can provide a platform for dreaming big, talking big, and a big ego. As our columnist prepares to present at TED2016, she looks to Pema Chödrön and the bigness of her own ideas to make a difference through the massive platform.
Being around people can be an anxious experience, if not draining experience, for many. But, how can we manage that trepidation and move forward? Alexandra Elle reflects on having the courage to show up and interact when it feels next to impossible.
Recent mass killings in Oregon and abroad inculcate a kind of fear that can be paralyzing. Through the lens of a Native American tale, Omid Safi refuses to feed those wolves and chooses to feed another wolf: love.
A father of young children contemplates the messages and the survival skills passed from father to child on how to live with the burdens and the suffering of human life.
Riding the El train in Chicago prompts this essay on the pervasive grip of harshness and the vitality of gentleness. How can we be gentle with others when we struggle with being gentle with our selves first?
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