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Breathe Like a Yogi
Yoga has been this teacher’s path to spiritual freedom. It can be yours, too.
How to Practice Diplomacy in Everyday Life
Negotiation skills are not just for high-powered executives; they can help you improve your personal relationships while preserving your values.
Love Like a Yogi
Master yogi Jonny Kest on how to move out of your head and into your heart.
How to Eat Like a Yogi
Learn to eat more mindfully and trust your body’s intelligence.
Live and Learn: The Benefits of Lifelong Learning
An active mind and a quest for knowledge can pay healthy dividends — now and in the future.
4 Steps to Be Emotionally Agile
Even small transitions can upset your daily routines. Restore your sense of balance and ease with these tips.
The Pursuit of Happiness
A skeptical journalist sets out to discover the keys to a happy life — and finds herself changed in the process.
Money Therapy
Managing your finances can be an act of self-care. Learn how to make it work for you.
Reimagining Retirement
These expert tips can help you design a meaningful and fulfilling postretirement plan.
Life Log: The Bullet Journal Method
This analog system can help you take better aim at your to-do list — and get clear about your priorities.
The Gifts of Generosity
Why giving more than you receive can lead to greater health and happiness.
The Value of Mentoring
Serving as a mentor can make a powerful difference in another person’s life. Follow these nine expert tips for a successful experience.
5 Ways to Be a Compassionate Listener
Transform your relationships by changing the way you listen.
5 Ways You’re Smarter Than Your Smartphone
These handheld wonders can make life easier — but is easier always better? Learn why it’s worth the time and effort to take back a few basic tasks.
How to Break Out of a Rut
Some routines are helpful — others hold you back. Shake things up with a new design so you can move in a healthier direction.
Designing Your Future Self
You’re the best person to create big changes in your life. But those shifts will happen only if your “future self” is on board.
What Is Behavior Design?: Understanding How Our Environment Shapes Our Behavior
Does your living environment support — or sabotage — your self-improvement efforts?
How to Stop Falling Back Into Old Habits
Old habits die hard — but reverting to unwanted patterns doesn’t have to sabotage your healthy-living progress.
The Power of Process
To create positive change, don’t obsess over specific goals. Focus instead on problem-solving strategies you can adjust as you go.
How to Experience More Awe
Discover how the feeling of awe can make us humbler, kinder, and more altruistic.
6 Ways to Improve Your Memory and Recall
Staving off memory loss requires more than just exercising your gray matter.