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Neuroscientist Sara Lazar's amazing brain scans show meditation can actually change the size of key regions of our brain, improving our memory and making us more empathetic, compassionate, and resilient under stress. 

The world's leading researcher of self-compassion and founder of the Mindful Self-Compassion program explains the core features of self-compassion 

Teddy Rock-a-Bye practice for nursery age children. 

In this video, use your superpower of calm as you pretend to rock a stuffed animal to sleep on your belly to relax your body and quiet your mind.  

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Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy argues that "power posing" -- standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don't feel confident -- can boost feelings of confidence.

Read "Criticisms & updates" below for more details as well as Amy Cuddy's response. 

 Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, talks about the 9 Attitudes of Mindfulness,  how to use them in our Mindfulness practice and daily life. 

The best-selling author of Buddha's Brain - Rick Hanson, explains how we can boost our positive emotions and positive experiences. 

How the practice of Compassion combined with Mindfulness can be crucial to promote change in people with recurrent depression. By Willem Kuyken, director of Oxford Mindfulness Centre 

  Self Compassion Part 2 Kristin Neff  

 Self Compassion Part 4 Kristin Neff Mindfulness

In this inspirational & powerful talk, Anne Marie, who brings mindfulness to shelters, schools & business, shares her research into how mindfulness can set us up for success and break cycles of transgenerational trauma.   Anne Marie and Susan McAvoy have collaborated to bring the message of mindfulness to educators in Dundee (2018).