Confidence is the feeling of self-assurance, and confident people can inspire a sense of comfort in others. But how can each of us be more confident? Here are a few steps you can take — and remember, the journey is where confidence grows.

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At Headspace, we believe that a mindfulness practice doesn’t just happen while you’re meditating. It can actually be a part of every facet of your life — especially in your relationships with others, and those closest to us in particular.

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How often do we go to do something, and finish the task with no recollection of it at all? This is because we don’t have present-moment awareness. But we can cultivate this skill through mindfulness. Consider practicing this weekend with a snack — it doesn’t have to be a raisin! Have a good weekend, everyone!

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Stress is a part of life, but we can control how we respond to it. And the best way to respond to it is by having a few stress-busting activities on hand for when the going gets tough. Today, jot down a few ideas for your Stress Toolkit.

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We get a lot of questions about meditation and mindfulness. Today, Kessonga is going to answer a few of them.

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While self-evaluation is healthy for self-improvement, it is often easy to confuse honesty with criticism. The latter comes from a place of judgment, which we should work to avoid. So today, let’s practice being honest with ourselves minus the judgment, and see how this can improve our well-being.

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Many of us are venturing back into the world … and it’s busy out here! But even in the most demanding of places, we can find a sense of peace and quiet, if we know how to look for it. 

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In the Headspace app, we often talk about the ever-present blue sky. That’s the sense of calm and ease that’s present in all of us, all of the time. In the same way, our intuition is always there to guide us. That instinctive voice always knows the right way, but sometimes we don’t listen. This weekend, tune in to your inner voice and see where it leads you.

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There’s a common misconception that mindfulness can reduce stress. What mindfulness actually does is increase your stress resiliency, which is how we respond to stressors in our environment. Stress will never disappear — it’s a part of life — but through meditation and mindfulness, we can learn to control our reactions to it, making our response to stress less extreme.

The book Kessonga mentioned is Full Catastrophe Living by Jon Kabat-Zinn. You can also get a crash course on meditation and mindfulness in Andy’s book, Get Some Headspace. 

If you like what you hear, you can spend more time with Kessonga inside of the Headspace app, where he leads a variety of guided meditations and wind downs for sleep.

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Most of us spend a lot of time trying to ignore or limit our interaction with strong negative feelings. Things like fear, sadness, or anger can be scary or painful. But rushing to squash those feelings often leads us to fixate on them, which is the opposite of what we’re trying to do! It’s only by creating space for our feelings that we can move past them.

If you like what you hear, you can spend more time with Kessonga inside of the Headspace app, where he leads a variety of guided meditations and wind downs for sleep.

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