The Wisdom of Feedback

The Wisdom of Feedback

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We've Turned Meditation Into Another Performance

Even when we sit down to do something restorative, it's easy to bring along the same expectations we carry everywhere else. We want to make progress, see results, and know we're doing it correctly. Dora recognizes how that achievement mindset showed up in her own meditation pract ...  Show more

Get Curious Before You Judge Yourself

When Dora noticed herself getting frustrated during meditation, her first instinct was to fix the problem. But the more she judged herself for being distracted, the further she got from understanding what she needed. Eventually, she tried a different approach: instead of asking w ...  Show more

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