Neuroscience now provides substantial evidence that meditation leads to measurable changes in brain structure and function, a ...

December 21 has been designated World Meditation Day by the United Nations. The practice can change not only our bodies, but also the world.

As people of all ages complain about the growing stresses of everyday life, a new study suggests meditation might help. Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered that ...

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

It's no secret that meditation can soothe even the most intense anxiety with enough practice, but now scientists are able to show how it changes the brain. A study published in Brain and Cognition ...

Before you dismiss daydreaming as a distraction or a sign of “spacey” thinking, we have news for you: there is a ...

The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga celebrated World Meditation Day by hosting meditation sessions that highlighted the merger of ancient Yogic wisdom and modern medicine in combating stress.

Some meditation buffs bill the practice as a panacea. Mindfulness fans swear that, with meditation, depression and anxiety will dissipate, period cramps will be gone, and chronic pain will ease. We’re ...

Meditation works as systematic mental training that strengthens the brain’s regulatory systems, improving attention, ...

I realized today that in all my posts regarding the brain and how to sculpt it with mindfulness, I’ve never actually explained how and why meditation works. Specifically, the science behind how your ...

Last semester, my roommate had a very odd assignment for her senior seminar class. The assignment required students to venture out to a secluded area, say a park or field, and sit for three hours. The ...