Practical Mindfulness

Identity

Is Your Identity Keeping You From Making Positive Changes?

Donald Altman on July 1, 2026

Why is making positive change difficult? If we were really in charge, it would be easy. But when our sense of self blocks change, present awareness gets us past the roadblocks.

Why is making positive change difficult? If we were really in charge, it would be easy. But when our sense of self blocks change, present awareness gets us past the roadblocks.

Addiction

A Mindful Method for Recovery From Craving and Addiction

Donald Altman on June 1, 2026

When you feel powerless against a craving or addiction, mindful observation is an effective tool to stop the urge in its tracks.

When you feel powerless against a craving or addiction, mindful observation is an effective tool to stop the urge in its tracks.

Mindfulness

When Disappointment Wrecks You, Here's What to Do

Donald Altman on May 1, 2026

If you feel disappointed, maybe it's not the event but your own expectations that are causing the problem.

If you feel disappointed, maybe it's not the event but your own expectations that are causing the problem.

Stress

Take a Secret 2-Minute Mental Vacation from Stress

Donald Altman on April 1, 2026

Would taking a vacation reduce your stress level? Because visual imagery alters body stress levels, you can take a mental stress break in just 2-minutes, anytime you want!

Would taking a vacation reduce your stress level? Because visual imagery alters body stress levels, you can take a mental stress break in just 2-minutes, anytime you want!

Emotions

3 Reasons Men May Struggle With Their Mental Health

Donald Altman on March 1, 2026

Stuffing emotions is not a winning strategy because those emotions will often come out in a destructive way. With mindfulness, you can use your emotions in a positive way.

Stuffing emotions is not a winning strategy because those emotions will often come out in a destructive way. With mindfulness, you can use your emotions in a positive way.

Mindfulness

Why Kindness Is for Winners

Donald Altman on February 1, 2026

Our modern world often places the emphasis on speed and winning. But at what cost? A sustainable alternative is inviting kindness into daily life to enhance work and relationships.

Our modern world often places the emphasis on speed and winning. But at what cost? A sustainable alternative is inviting kindness into daily life to enhance work and relationships.

Mindfulness

Is Mindfulness a Supportive Path for You to Pursue?

Donald Altman on January 1, 2026

Before you commit to mindfulness in the new year, here's an honest look at what it really asks of you.

Before you commit to mindfulness in the new year, here's an honest look at what it really asks of you.

Loneliness

Can You Stop Yourself From Falling Into the Loneliness Trap?

Donald Altman on December 1, 2025

A social network does more than make you smile; it actually improves your health.

A social network does more than make you smile; it actually improves your health.

Mindfulness

Can You Handle the Truth About Your Own Self-Deception?

Donald Altman on November 1, 2025

Self-deception may be a coping skill, but it's not always in your best interest not to accept and acknowledge the "real" you. Mindfulness leads the way to seeing your real self.

Self-deception may be a coping skill, but it's not always in your best interest not to accept and acknowledge the "real" you. Mindfulness leads the way to seeing your real self.

Anger

Break Free from Anger and Aggression

Donald Altman on October 1, 2025

Anger and aggression can feel empowering, but they can damage relationships and even become a habit. Fortunately, mindfulness helps you transform anger and grow in compassion.

Anger and aggression can feel empowering, but they can damage relationships and even become a habit. Fortunately, mindfulness helps you transform anger and grow in compassion.

Mindfulness

Can AI Be Mindful?

Donald Altman on September 1, 2025

Is your AI advisor or companion mindful? If you believe so, you might be surprised to discover what the Buddha had to say about "real" mindfulness.

Is your AI advisor or companion mindful? If you believe so, you might be surprised to discover what the Buddha had to say about "real" mindfulness.

Trauma

A Mindfulness Practice to Escape the Cycle of Trauma

Donald Altman on August 1, 2025

Trauma affects everything in a person's life, especially relationships. Many try to hold in their feelings, but mindfulness brings peace by accepting the past, not running from it.

Trauma affects everything in a person's life, especially relationships. Many try to hold in their feelings, but mindfulness brings peace by accepting the past, not running from it.

Mindfulness

When Hijacked by Stress and Anxiety, Take This Mini-Break

Donald Altman on July 1, 2025

Stress hijacks the immune system and takes your thinking brain offline. Fortunately, a one-minute mindful reflection practice can reboot your body and brain and remove stress.

Stress hijacks the immune system and takes your thinking brain offline. Fortunately, a one-minute mindful reflection practice can reboot your body and brain and remove stress.

Mindfulness

How Mindfulness Can Help You Avoid Accidents of All Kinds

Donald Altman on June 1, 2025

When you use your free will and intentionality, you engage mindfulness—the antidote to mindless distraction and a way to potentially avoid the accidents that sometimes follow.

When you use your free will and intentionality, you engage mindfulness—the antidote to mindless distraction and a way to potentially avoid the accidents that sometimes follow.

Mindfulness

The Mindfulness Secret to Letting Stuff Go? Be Like Teflon

Donald Altman on May 1, 2025

Does the negativity, divisiveness, and dis-ease of the world stick to you like glue? Mindfulness helps you clean away the mess by making your mind like Teflon for negativity.

Does the negativity, divisiveness, and dis-ease of the world stick to you like glue? Mindfulness helps you clean away the mess by making your mind like Teflon for negativity.

Mindfulness

The Best Mindfulness Tool for Managing Difficult Emotions

Donald Altman on April 1, 2025

When emotions feel overwhelming, you can feel out of control. But fearing emotions is not the answer. Mindfulness lets you experience your emotions in a new and helpful way.

When emotions feel overwhelming, you can feel out of control. But fearing emotions is not the answer. Mindfulness lets you experience your emotions in a new and helpful way.

Stress

The Best 1-Minute Mindfulness Practice for Reducing Stress

Donald Altman on March 1, 2025

Stress overwhelms quickly. Active mindful breathing can help you escape its scary, contorting grip, reversing the effects of stress in just minutes.

Stress overwhelms quickly. Active mindful breathing can help you escape its scary, contorting grip, reversing the effects of stress in just minutes.

Relationships

Is Your Inner Robot Killing Your Love Life?

Donald Altman on February 2, 2025

Stop running old, limiting scripts that turn you into a robot. Old life traumas or patterns don't define you when you bring mindfulness into this moment with love and openness.

Stop running old, limiting scripts that turn you into a robot. Old life traumas or patterns don't define you when you bring mindfulness into this moment with love and openness.

Loneliness

Say Goodbye to Loneliness in Just One Minute

Donald Altman on January 1, 2025

Loneliness not only makes you feel sad and alone; it suppresses your immune system and increases stress hormones. Mindfulness helps restore relationships and build connections.

Loneliness not only makes you feel sad and alone; it suppresses your immune system and increases stress hormones. Mindfulness helps restore relationships and build connections.

Mindfulness

The Mindful Eating Hack You Won't Find in a Monastery

Donald Altman on December 1, 2024

Holiday overeating can produce feelings of self-loathing and guilt. But if you know how to use the power of your imagination, those meals can be joyful and stress-free.

Holiday overeating can produce feelings of self-loathing and guilt. But if you know how to use the power of your imagination, those meals can be joyful and stress-free.