Mindfulness & Happiness

How to Wind Down

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Learn to end your day in a calm and gentle way

By The Blinkist Curators

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Mindfulness & Happiness

Do you get up early in the morning, tackle a busy schedule, and come evening you're exhausted—but still not able to relax or even fall asleep? You're not alone. Slowing down and quieting our minds after a hectic day is not always easy and takes practice. From how to introduce evening rituals to calm and soothe, unplug, get relaxed and sleepy, these titles will help you to finish your day with inner peace, stillness, and a quiet mind.

How to Wind Down

Learn to end your day in a calm and gentle way

Unplug

Suze Yalof Schwartz

A Simple Guide to Meditation

Do Nothing

Celeste Headlee

How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving

The Mind at Night

The Mind at Night

The New Science of How and Why We Dream

Dan Harris: One Minute Counts

Dan Harris: One Minute Counts

Most of us who have tried to start a meditation habit have one thing in common: we fail. And Dan Harris, NBC news anchor and reluctant meditator, knows it first hand.

Meditation didn’t come easily to him—a self-identified “fidgety skeptic.” But eventually, he cracked it—and it completely changed his life. This episode will teach you the benefits of just a minute of daily meditation and smash the top two excuses not to meditate.

The Happiness Project

The Happiness Project

Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun

The Mindful Day

The Mindful Day

Laurie J. Cameron

Practical Ways to Find Focus, Calm, and Joy From Morning to Evening

Stillness Is the Key

Stillness Is the Key

Timeless Stoic and Buddhist philosophy

Smarter Sleep: Shawn Stevenson

Smarter Sleep: Shawn Stevenson

Smarter sleep isn't just about going to bed earlier—instead it's about a series of choices that at the end of the line can optimise your productivity. In this episode, author Shawn Stevenson reveals tips and hacks that can get you the sleep you need on a regular basis, leaving you happier and healthier.

End the Insomnia Struggle

End the Insomnia Struggle

Colleen Ehrnstrom and Alisha L. Brosse

A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Get to Sleep and Stay Asleep

The Sleep Revolution

The Sleep Revolution

Arianna Huffington

Transforming Your Life One Night At A Time

Breathing for Health

Breathing for Health

In this episode, Dr. Rupy invites you to take a breather. Literally. Richie Bostock, aka “The Breath Guy”, joins Rupy to talk about breathwork—a practice which can help you feel better connected to your body, and even help reduce stress and anxiety.

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