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Whether you and your partner are just starting out and want to connect more deeply, or you’ve been together for years and want to rekindle that connection, mindfulness is a wonderful tool to support your relationship goals. Here are three simple tips:

1. Practice gratitude in your relationship: Turn your mindful attention towards all you are grateful for about your partner. Here are some prompts to get you started:

Summer is a popular time for honeymoons: that singular combination of vacation and celebration made all the sweeter by its stark contrast to the stressful period of wedding planning. It’s hard to top a honeymoon’s potential for sheer enjoyment of leisure time, which is why it can lead to problems.

When things feel effortless, it’s easy to take the health of your relationship for granted and fall into bad habits. Instead, you should seize the opportunity to put healthy communication practices in place.