Mindfulness

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16 Philly-Area Studios Where You Can Take Meditation Classes

We live in a world and a city where it’s GO, GO, GO, and mental stimulation is constant. From Instagram-induced FOMO to all those dang […]

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The Power of — and Problems With — Lucky Girl Syndrome

Each morning, West Chester author and fourth-grade teacher Rebecca DiCicco looks in a mirror and recites a few words aloud. Sometimes they’re simple, like, “I […]

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Hey, Philly Singles: This Out-of-the-Box Dating Event Will Help You Find Your Match (Finally!)

In today’s world, dating is hard. And exhausting. And seemingly never-ending. From dating apps galore to worrying if you’re shacking up with the same person […]

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How Playing 10 Minutes of Tetris a Day Has Made Me More Focused

I was never a big video game person, let alone a devotee of a particular video game like, say, Tetris. Nintendo made that game of […]

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This Navy Yard-Based Apiary Is Focused on Mental Health and Mindfulness

Half Mad Honey is a Navy Yard-based apiary focused on mental health and mindfulness. Founders Amelia Mraz and Natasha Pham tell us the name is […]

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This Flourtown Gym Just Reinvented Itself as a Full-Blown Wellness Space

If there’s anything many of us learned these past two years, it’s the importance of slowing down in the name of health and wellness. And […]

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We Could All Benefit From a “Funtervention,” According to This Philly Author

In 2017, Philly writer Catherine Price was taking intentional, prolonged breaks from her phone as part of her research for her book, How to Break […]

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Why Washing My Dishes by Hand Is the Best Part of My Day

Welcome to Ritual, Be Well Philly’s new column of essays about the low-tech, purposefully inefficient things we do that pleasurably slow us down. From taking […]

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Spend Your Lunch Break at This Free Philadelphia Museum Meditation Series

If you’re one that finds it difficult to get through the day on Fridays because the week has worn you down and you’re #overit, you may […]

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5 Philadelphia Mindfulness Experts on How They Deal With Stress

If you’ve ever been significantly stressed — haven’t we all? — you know it can feel like it’s eating you up from the inside. Stress […]

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This Chakra Workshop Legit Sounds Like the Most Relaxing Saturday Ever

The holidays can leave us feeling seriously out of whack — that’s just a plain fact — so, it’s up to us to sort of, […]

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How to Stay Calm When Your Family’s Driving You Nuts, According to Philly Meditation Pros

With the holidays comes a whole slew of baggage (pun intended, obviously). And, while the food is DOPE, the seemingly never-ending family time can be a lot […]

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An Unexpected Way to Fight the Effects of Aging, According to Science

Purpose is what’s up, people: Just last month we told you about a study that found a significant correlation between having a sense of purpose […]

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So You Don’t Lose It: The Simple Tweak to Gain More Control of Your Emotions

Trying to calm down is no easy feat when you are feeling anything but calm. But per Futurity, new research published in Scientific Reports suggests that there’s a […]

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The Sneaky Reason You’re Not Getting a Good Night’s Sleep

It’s probably not just your annoying neighbors keeping you up at night, a new study shows. According to a recent study conducted by researchers at Northwestern […]