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A monk in the lab

The Dalai Lama : "I believe that there are practical ways for us as individuals to curb our dangerous impulses…

April 26, 2003

Cambodian monks use meditation to quit smoking

Cambodia's Buddhist monks, dragged last year into the front line of the southeast Asian nation's fight against smoking, are proving…

April 23, 2003

Keep things simple in your meditation space

When designing your own space for meditation or reflection, the most important thing to remember is you. This is a…

March 30, 2003

North Carolina Supreme Court rejects tax-exemption for meditation center

A spiritual center near Boone where patrons practice transcendental meditation is not exempt from taxes, despite claims that it's an…

March 3, 2003

Coping with anxiety

Science shows that meditation, massage, yoga - even laughter - can change bad habits in the brain. Article no longer…

February 23, 2003

Meditation improves immune-system function, study finds

For the first time, meditation has been shown to produce lasting beneficial changes in immune-system function as well as brain…

February 13, 2003

Meditation “Good for Brain”

Scientists say they have found evidence that meditation has a biological effect on the body. A small-scale study suggests it…

February 5, 2003

Finding happiness: cajole your brain to lean to the left

NY Times article by Daniel Goleman (author of Emotional Intelligence) on scientific explanations of how meditation acts as an antidote…

February 4, 2003

The fine art of doing nothing

Meditation has gone mainstream as one of the most powerful stress-busting tools ever. Read more

January 25, 2003

Meditation Benefits Schoolchildren, Study Finds

Science Blog A Medical College of Georgia pilot study using meditation to help lower blood pressure in teens was so…

January 21, 2003