In these colder, darker months, the practice of mindfulness meditation can be especially transformative. By focusing inward, ...

Meditation is the practice of deeply focusing your mind. It can promote relaxation, mindfulness, and a better sense of inner peace. There are many ways to meditate. One technique is Vipassana ...

The first study ever to directly compare medication to meditation for anxiety finds the two methods work equally well at reducing symptoms. The finding, published Wednesday in the journal JAMA ...

Mindfulness meditation combines the concepts of mindfulness and meditation. When you are mindful, you remain present in the moment. You are aware of what’s going on around you while staying connected ...

Mindfulness is an awareness of one’s state of mind, physical self and their surroundings. "Mindfulness can help people avoid destructive or automatic habits and responses by learning to observe their ...

Today, a growing movement of mindful families is choosing to notice those patterns with kindness and rewrite them with ...

Me: I constantly feel anxious. It’s usually about nothing in particular. Just a feeling deep in the pit of my stomach about human existence. My doctor: I think you may be ready for an SSRI. Me: Give ...

New evidence has been found that mindfulness meditation reduces pain more effectively than placebo. The study used a two-pronged approach -- pain ratings and brain imaging -- to determine whether ...

"In the west, mindfulness and meditation are used interchangeably. But they are two really different things," Andy tells Cosmopolitan. So... er, how different are we talking? The former Buddhist monk ...

When Rob Stephens, a 22-year-old senior, walks into the Mindfulness Room at Carnegie Mellon University, he leaves his homework and stress at the door. He is surrounded by a waterfall wall, plants, ...

Peter Jaret: First, what exactly is mindfulness? Jason Marsh: Mindfulness describes a moment-to-moment awareness of your thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations. It’s a state of being attuned to ...

Lauren Silva, a freelance writer in New York City, believes in feeling good in your body and making that experience accessible to everyone across generations. The proof is in her ever-piling browser ...