31 Fun & Calming Mindfulness Activities for Teens

31 Fun & Calming Mindfulness Activities for Teens

Mindfulness activities for teens are similar to the activities you’d practice as an adult. But it’s important to put them in a context teenagers are interested in. That means making mindfulness exercises relevant to their lives (like meditating to make studying easier) or doing exercises that spark curiosity (like mindful eating or mindful music listening)….
Calming Mindfulness Activities for Adults

25 Calming Mindfulness Activities for Adults (+ PDF)

Mindfulness activities for adults are much more diverse than the typical activities we think of first, like seated meditation and yoga. From gratitude to self-compassion, from mindful eating to mindful hugs, the options for incorporating mindfulness into your everyday life are endless. Mindfulness is such a vast topic that sometimes it’s hard to know where…
Emotional Vibration Chart Raise Your Frequency

The Emotional Vibration Chart: 7 Ways to Raise Your Frequency

The Emotional Vibration Chart maps the range of human emotions to higher and lower frequencies. Peace and joy are higher vibration emotions, while shame and guilt are lower vibration emotions. By using the chart, you can understand which emotions are “higher vibration” and start to cultivate more of those in your life. You’ve heard people…
17 Mindfulness Activities for Virtual Meetings

17 Mindfulness Activities for Virtual Meetings (For Zoom & More)

Virtual meetings can be chaotic. Whether you’re trying to manage a virtual classroom full of students, running a business meeting, or conducting a remote seminar, mindfulness can help. Try including mindfulness exercises to start a meeting, or to reset a meeting’s energy in the middle of long sessions. Right now, at this very minute, thousands…
Mindfulness Gifts: The 11 Top Thoughtful Present Ideas

Mindfulness Gifts: Top 11 Thoughtful Present Ideas for 2023

So, you’re looking for a mindfulness gifts for that yogi or deep thinker in your life? You’re in the right place. Mindfulness gifts can range from meditation aids like cushions and timers, to calming aromatherapy products and relaxing teas. These items can help create a serene space for practicing mindfulness, whether it’s in the comfort…
A woman meditating in the shower

How to Meditate in the Shower: A Quick and Easy Guide

Meditating in the shower might sound unconventional, but it’s a great way to multitask and make the most of your busy schedule. Imagine starting your day with a mindful moment, surrounded by the calming sound of water, as you cleanse both your body and mind. In this article, you’ll learn how to bring the benefits…
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11 Grounding Exercises For Zoom Meetings

Virtual meetings can be chaotic—but adding grounding exercises to your Zoom meetings can help. Whether you’re managing a virtual classroom full of students, running a business meeting, or conducting a remote seminar, use grounding exercises to start your meeting off on the right foot, or to reset a meeting’s energy in the middle of long…
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The 7 Best Tarot Card Subscription Boxes for 2023

Top tarot card subscription boxes include the Tarot + Oracle Box, the Mystic Tarot Box, and Magickal Earth. Most of these boxes focus primarily on tarot cards, but others also include items like crystals, earth medicine products, books, and other witchy and spiritual tools. Read on for a comparison of each to see which is…
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The 9 Best Gemstone Subscription Boxes for 2023

The best gemstone subscription boxes include Mindful Souls, Healing Crystals, and Magickal Earth. Each box includes unique gemstones. Read on for a comparison of each box, so you can decide which is right for you. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the number of gemstone subscription boxes out there. In this article, we’ve worked through the…
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21 Mindfulness Activities for Older Adults

Some mindfulness activities that may appeal to older adults include mindful breathing exercises, gentle yoga or tai chi, nature walks, meditation, mindful art, journaling, and mindful listening to music or poetry. It is important to choose activities that are accessible and appropriate for their physical and cognitive abilities, and that offer a sense of purpose…
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31 Mindfulness Activities for University Students

If you’re instructing university students on mindfulness, here’s the key: put your mindfulness activities in a context students will be interested in. That means making mindfulness exercises relevant to their lives—like meditating to make studying easier. Or, doing exercises that spark curiosity like mindful coloring and mindful music listening. Mindfulness skills such as self-compassion, patience,…
High school student practicing mindful drawing

27 Mindfulness Activities for High School Students

They key with mindfulness activities for high school students is to put the activities in a context teenagers are interested in. That means making mindfulness exercises relevant to their lives, like meditating to make studying easier. Or, doing exercises that spark curiosity like mindful coloring and mindful music listening. Anyone going through their teenage years…
Man looking out at a river contemplatively

Don’t Always Trust Your Thoughts—Here’s Why

Here’s a hard-won truth that, once you experience it for yourself, can save you some serious headaches: You can’t always trust your thoughts.  Knowing when not to trust your thoughts is a skill. Cultivating this skill can save your relationships, improve your sanity, and generally make life easier. But first—aren’t you supposed to trust our gut?…
Middle schoolers doing a mindfulness activity outside in a field

The 17 Best Mindfulness Activities for Middle School Students

It’s important to put mindfulness activities for middle school students in a context they’re interested in. That means making mindfulness exercises relevant to their lives. Focus on interactive activities like mindful eating, mindful music listening, or movement exercises. Middle schoolers can benefit as much as anyone else from mindfulness skills like self-compassion, patience, awareness, emotional…
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How to Manage Worries with a Brain Dump Journal

Brain dump journals help you transform vague feelings of worry into concrete ideas that you can take action on, or at least understand better. In this article, I’ll give you three behind-the-scenes examples of my own brain dump journaling process so you can decide if this journaling method is for you. I’ve recently been digging…
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When Stress Starts to Take Over, Try The STOP method

Stress finds its way into everyone’s life. When it does, how do you manage? My humble answer: Not too well. Despite writing about mindfulness, having attended a 10-day silent retreat, and possessing an off-and-on relationship with meditation, I continue to be at the whim of external circumstances. Right now, I’m going through a season of this kind of stress….
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The 9 Best Wellness Subscription Boxes for 2023

Top-rated wellness subscription boxes include TheraBox, Loti Wellness, Bath Bevy, Aster Skincare, and Goddess Provisions. A wellness box commonly includes items like scented candles, journals, bath salts, and incense to remind you to take care of yourself. Wellness boxes make the perfect treat for yourself, or a thoughtful gift for a friend or family member….
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The 13 Best Witchy Subscription Boxes for 2023

Top witchy subscription boxes include Mindful Souls, Owl and Moon Apothecary, and the Tarot + Oracle Box. Common items include crystals, earth medicine products, books, tarot cards, and other witchy and spiritual tools. Read on for a comparison of each to see which is right for you. Witchy subscription boxes can make the perfect gift…
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The 11 Best Self Care Subscription Boxes for 2023

Top-rated self care subscription boxes include TheraBox, Loti Wellness, Bath Bevy, Aster Skincare, and Goddess Provisions. Common items include scented candles, gratitude journals, and incense to remind you to take care of yourself. Self care boxes make the perfect treat for yourself, or a thoughtful gift for a friend or family member who could use…
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How to Find Your Purpose in Life (It Isn’t An “Aha” Moment)

For me, finding a sense of purpose hasn’t been about arriving at an “aha” answer after deep sessions of journaling or meditation. Instead, purpose has slowly settled into my life as the result of making commitments that have narrowed my life path over time. These days, I’m not thinking much about purpose. I see that…
Woman organizing her digital files on a laptop

What’s Digital Decluttering? (5 Steps to Reduce Digital Overwhelm)

Digital decluttering reduces overwhelm by providing clarity on what your current projects are and removing anything that takes away from that focus. By organizing your digital life, you can more effectively keep ideas for future use. This relieves your mind from the burden of holding them. From time to time, I feel an intense desire…
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TheraBox: Everything You Need to Know (Reviews + Pricing)

TheraBox is a monthly self care subscription box. Curated by therapists, each box includes research-based activities and products to improve your wellness. The thousands of positive reviews show this box has resonated big time with customers. Considering ordering a TheraBox, or a similar mindfulness subscription box? My goal is to give you a run-down of…
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11 Best Metaphysical Subscription Boxes for 2023

Top rated metaphysical subscription boxes include Spiritual Goodies, Owl & Moon, and Goddess Provisions. Common items include crystals, aromatherapy products, books, natural beauty products, and other spiritual tools. Read on for a comparison of each box to decide which is right for you. Metaphysical subscription boxes can make the perfect gift for that “witchy” friend…
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47 Money Mantras for Financial Freedom

Money mantras help you combat negative money narratives like guilt, shame, or low self-worth. Over time, money mantras can improve your relationship with money and change your behavior accordingly. Are money mantras a real thing? They are. But they’re not magic, The technique behind mantras has actual research in the fields of psychology and neuroscience….