Yael Shy suffered from panic attacks before she discovered meditation. When Yael Shy attended her first meditation retreat, she expected a nice, relaxing break. A junior at New York University, her ...

You don’t need to sit in silence for 30 minutes to get the benefits of meditation. A leading biologist says just a few ...

Here’s another reason to hit the “pause” button and find your zen. A new study found that meditation influences key regions of your brain responsible for emotional regulation and memory, offering new ...

People have used meditation to soothe anxious thoughts for thousands of years, and research shows it’s a promising treatment for those with anxiety. Roughly 19% of U.S. adults live with an anxiety ...

ABC News' Elizabeth Vargas shares her story in her own words — -- For most of my adult life, I calmed my anxiety and worry with a glass of white wine. But when my effort to self-medicate led me ...

It wasn’t that I replaced my grief with gratitude. Instead, I added gratitude to the mix — let it keep my soul in balance ...

Anxiety is not just a fleeting emotion, it is one of the most pervasive mental health challenges of our time. A series of new scientific studies are suggesting that many of the ancient meditation ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alice G. Walton, PhD is a writer who covers health and mental health. A huge number of people deal with chronic anxiety, either in ...

An undergraduate-led study examined whether mindfulness meditation can reduce anxiety and cardiovascular risk markers. × In a student-led study, one hour of mindfulness meditation shown to reduce ...

Our community is definitely experiencing heightened levels of stress, insecurity, uncertainty, anxiety and fear,’ said Xiomara Arauz, a Denver-based yoga and meditation teacher. ‘If the class is in ...