Latest Posts on Engaged Mindfulness & Teaching Mindfulness

At Engaged Mindfulness Institute, gratitude isn’t an afterthought. It’s woven into the heart of every practice, every circle, every shared breath.

Emmanuel pressed his finger into a bullet wound on his head, recounting the massacre at Murambi Technical School,

In November 2005, Ovidio—a psychiatrist, Zen practitioner, and long-time social activist—joined the Zen Peacemakers' retreat at Auschwitz.

Mindfulness meditation can be practiced both formally and informally. While they share many expected benefits, each approach has unique...

Rumination is a pattern of repetitive and intrusive negative thoughts or worries that can occur in response to a stressful or upsetting...

When teaching mindfulness, it is helpful to ask, "Why Mindfulness?" to determine the intentions and expectations. of your student. People...

I’ve become aware that noticing my ease or discomfort with a situation or people informs me. It informs me of the compassion or...

The attitudinal factors of mindfulness refer to the mental states and dispositions that support mindfulness practice. Some of the...

Interoception is the ability to sense the body's internal state, including feelings such as hunger, thirst, and physical discomfort. It...