Stress & Anxiety Articles & Practices - Mindful https://www.mindful.org/category/mindfulness-for/stress-anxiety/ Healthy Mind, Healthy Life Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:21:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mindful.org/content/uploads/cropped-Mindful-logo-blue-550px-1-48x48.png Stress & Anxiety Articles & Practices - Mindful https://www.mindful.org/category/mindfulness-for/stress-anxiety/ 32 32 A Meditation to Create Inner Balance in the Face of Change https://www.mindful.org/a-12-minute-meditation-to-create-inner-balance-in-the-face-of-change/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:19:02 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=53485 Life is never constant. And it can be difficult to remain balanced in the midst of change. Susan Bauer-Wu shares a guided meditation to ground us in the present moment and cultivate equanimity.

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]]> Being Courageous About Change: Mindful Guidance on the Proactive Pivot https://www.mindful.org/being-courageous-about-change-supporting-text/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:42:15 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=664205 Caroline Welch, CEO and cofounder of The Mindsight Institute, discusses "proactive pivoting"—and what it means to practice being courageous about change.

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]]> Feeling Like a Fraud in Your Own Mindfulness Practice https://www.mindful.org/feeling-like-a-fraud-in-your-own-mindfulness-practice/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:09:10 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=666872 Even after years of practice, we can still have moments that leave us feeling like a fraud. Mindful contributor Angela Stubbs asks, What do we do with our Mindfulness Imposter Syndrome?

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]]> How Slow Can You Go? https://www.mindful.org/how-slow-can-you-go/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:43:50 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=666802 Experts of many varieties seem to agree: we’re moving way too fast, and we need to slow down—not just for our relaxation, but for our survival. Can a personal mindfulness practice have any meaningful effect on our individual and collective addiction to constant motion?

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]]> Elaine Smookler on How Setbacks Can Breed Resilience https://www.mindful.org/relationships-setbacks-can-breed-resilience/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:02:06 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=14656 Exploring the relationship between mindfulness and happiness, accepting a certain amount of emotional "roughage" in our diet may be the key to thriving.

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]]> Inner Calm: The Key is Letting Go https://www.mindful.org/inner-calm-the-key-is-letting-go/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:42:48 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=606408 Allowing our emotions to arise, be felt, and dissolve helps us cultivate equanimity and inner calm. From this place of balance, we’re more resilient to what life throws at us.

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]]> Self-Compassion for Nervous System Reset https://www.mindful.org/self-compassion-for-nervous-system-reset/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:28:08 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=666669 If you find yourself stuck in a stress cycle, try this gentle practice to pause, calm your nervous system, and reset.

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]]> You Don’t Have to Shut Down or Burn Out When You Care This Much. Do This Instead. https://www.mindful.org/how-to-respond-to-vicarious-trauma/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:32:51 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=666512 When we get overwhelmed by vicarious trauma, we tend to shut down in order to protect ourselves. Dr. Shalini Bahl offers three essential steps to return to ourselves so that we can stay present without overwhelm or burnout.

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]]> A Meditation to Return to Ourselves When Practicing Feels Impossible https://www.mindful.org/a-meditation-to-return-to-ourselves-when-practicing-feels-impossible/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:10:01 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=666525 If you’re burned out, discouraged, and disconnected by all the struggle and suffering in the world, you’re not alone. In times of intense upheaval, mindfulness practice can feel impossible. Try this simple, grounding meditation to pause, reconnect with compassion and clarity, and return to yourself.

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]]> A Meditation to Tap Into Your Agency When Things Are Chaotic & Uncertain https://www.mindful.org/a-meditation-to-tap-into-your-agency-when-things-are-chaotic-uncertain/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:18:36 +0000 https://www.mindful.org/?p=666348 Feeling overwhelmed can be so uncomfortable that we often want to rush to make it go away. Here’s a practice to slow down, meet yourself, tap into your agency, and connect with clarity.

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