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When family mindfulness practices feel forced

My family tries to do gratitude sharing at dinner but my kids roll their eyes and my partner goes along with it reluctantly and I'm starting to feel like I'm forcing something that should be natural.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to cultivate shared presence can turn into performance pressure when the practice doesn't arise organically from the group's natural rhythm.

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