A teacher in Durham is using a new meditation technique known as mindfulness to help students learn how to handle conflict and center themselves. At 9 a.m. in Kate Newman's second grade classroom in ...

Mental resilience is crucial in today's fast-paced world and meditation is presented as a powerful tool to achieve it. Read ...

Did you know that 0.5 seconds after you make a mistake, your brain shoots a neural signal called “error positivity”? It does! And guess what: In people who ...

Numerous recent studies have revealed the benefits of mindfulness and meditation. From improving overall health to increasing creativity, meditation seems to have astounding effects on practitioners.

Archaeologists in the Indus Valley discovered evidence of meditation in wall art dating from 5,000 to 3,500 BCE, according to Psychology Today. And while meditation has been practiced in other parts ...

If you're feeling stressed or anxious, you might want to try out some meditation practices that are proven to be correlated with mental health. But you'll want to consider what mindfulness technique ...

Chronic pain is a leading neurological complaint. Chronic low back pain is the most common pain condition and a leading cause of disability and the impairment of many activities of daily living. Low ...

Mindfulness and self-compassion are now buzzwords for self-improvement. But in fact, a growing body of research shows these practices can lead to real mental health benefits. This research – ongoing, ...

MADRID — The Spanish bishops’ conference said that the “mindfulness” movement and other Eastern meditation techniques cannot be considered a “properly Christian” practice of prayer. The Spanish ...

I’m a huge fan of the Olympics, which means I was in hog heaven back in February, tuning in each night to see the latest from the Winter Games in South Korea. As I watched legendary snowboard champion ...