How to Breathe Properly When Meditating

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

The point of mindfulness meditation practice is to cultivate awareness and peace, but beginners often get side-tracked by worrying about...

What are the Different Types of Meditation?

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

Post Summary: Meditation is an ancient tradition that is relevant in today's busy world and helps us find calmness, inner...

What Is Buddhist Meditation?

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

There are many forms of meditation and many ideas about what meditation is. While different spiritual paths may associate meditation...

Understanding Empathy and Compassion

By Julia Stenzel

Compassion is a multidimensional process with four key components Compassion is the heartfelt wish to help others become free of...

What Does Meditation Feel Like? – Meditation Experiences

By Mindworks Team

Many new (and not-so-new) meditators wonder: what kind of meditation experiences should I be having? What should I be feeling?...

The Contemplative Approach to Compassion

By Lama Jampa Thaye

How to develop compassion in a contemplative way, free from suffering The best approach to compassion is probably through love....

How Long Does Meditation Take to Work?

By Mindworks Team

A good number of new meditators begin sitting with the hope that the holistic benefits of meditation will make themselves...

Proven Solutions for Chronic Pain

By Dr. David Schechter

Harnessing the power of the mindbody approach Understanding acute and chronic pain Acute, subacute, and chronic pain are different. With...

Best Meditation Techniques for Beginners

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

Meditation is a transformational method that not only helps us relax but also improves our general well-being. If you’re just...

How to Start Meditating: Five Meditation Techniques for Beginners

By Bart Mendel and Mindworks Team

Mindworks 101: Learn How to Start Meditating Keep it Simple When the time comes to start meditating, it may all...

Contemplating Lovingkindness

By Lama Jampa Thaye

The causes of happiness and the role of love in developing connections One of the main causes of happiness is...

Physical Pain, Emotions, and the Brain

By Dr. David Schechter

The mind-body connection is a two-way street The concept of the psychosomatic, psychophysiologic, or mindbody process is often misunderstood. This...

How to Live in the Present & Overcome Fear

By Tokpa Korlo

Overcoming the Fear of Now: A Journey from Addiction to Meditation Regardless of where we come from or who we...

The Buddhist Teaching on the Five Aggregates – Part 2

By Lama Jampa Thaye

The Final Two Aggregates: Formation & Consciousness This article is a continuation of this article on the first three aggregates...

Learn by Doing Nothing: Emotions and Thoughts in Meditation

By Tsony Devroux

How do you practice being present in every moment of your life? Through meditation we learn that we can relate...