An elderly friend of mine once said to me, "Aging isn't for sissies." She was talking mainly about the physical…
The book’s title describes a daunting challenge. For our aging to have the blessing of bringing us wisdom – who…
Margaret Jennings, Irish Examiner: Meditation and ‘knowing ourselves in a deeper way’ can reduce our anxieties and fears about getting…
Jo Marchant, Mosaic: Is there real science in the spiritualism of meditation? Jo Marchant meets a Nobel Prize-winner who thinks…
In learning to experience deep peace in the face of impermanence, we need to consider not just our inner experience,…
Gordon Richman, WASHINGTON, November 12, 2012 - Alzheimer’s is devastating and terrifying. Our grandparents are fighting it now, our parents…
Amanda Enayati, CNN: Anyone who sees meditation as a hippy-dippy endeavor has found his or her view increasingly challenged by…
For older adults, loneliness is a major risk factor for health problems -- such as cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer's --…
For every individual who’s a victim of Alzheimer’s — some 5.4 million people in the United States alone — there’s…
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital determined that mantra-based meditation can have a positive impact on emotional responses to stress,…