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We need to take meditation more seriously as medicine

Jacoba Urist, Time: To be fair, I’m not sure how I would have responded had my surgeon suggested I meditate…

January 20, 2014

The benefits of meditation

Ellie Donahue-Miller, The Brock Press: Meditation is not a new concept. Mindfulness and meditation have been used by some cultures…

January 16, 2014

When you’re afraid of meditating

For various reasons, we can sometimes experience a fear of meditating. We may know that meditating would help us, but…

December 18, 2013

Mindfulness benefits overall health

U-T, San Diego: When I observed that the Mayo Clinic Health Letter had devoted an entire special section to mindfulness,…

October 23, 2013

Expert introduces mindfulness meditation to Montgomery Co. students, parents

Rachel Nania, WTOP, Washington: Tara Brach has been teaching meditation for more than 30 years, and on Oct. 7 she…

October 3, 2013

Why we love to worry, and what to do about it

Janet, a woman in one of my mindfulness classes, was feeling nervous. She was afraid of speaking up in class.…

October 2, 2013

It’s the moment for mindfulness

Judith Woods, Weekend Review: Mindfulness. If you are not yet au fait with the concept, it might be a good…

July 4, 2013

An antidote to fear (Day 71)

An ancient Buddhist commentary, the Path of Liberation, says of joyful appreciation, or mudita, that "non-fear is its function." Joyful…

June 22, 2013

Meditation relieves anxiety?

Indian Express: Scientists have found that meditation can reduce anxiety by as much as 39 per cent and have also…

June 6, 2013

New to Mindfulness? How to Get Started

Christy Matta, PsychCentral: Mindfulness is being used in schools, colleges and universities to help teachers and students to improve their…

June 3, 2013