benefits of meditation

Chatting with an Artificial Intelligence about meditation

Could a computer write a convincing and accurate article about meditation? Could it even teach meditation? I decided to find…

February 1, 2023

This simple tweak to your self-view can get you meditating daily

Meditation is a powerful practice, making us healthier, happier, and more compassionate. But even if you know this — even…

December 30, 2017

Developing the evidence base for mindfulness therapies

Rick Nauert PhD, PsychCentral: Therapeutic mindfulness interventions have grown in popularity over the past two decades. But some of the…

December 7, 2017

Mindfulness and meditation need more rigorous study to identify impacts

Dependable scientific evidence has lagged worrisomely behind the rapid and widespread adoption of mindfulness and meditation for pursuing an array…

October 12, 2017

Four cast-iron benefits of mindfulness

Many thousands of studies demonstrating the benefits of mindfulness have now been published, to the point where mindfulness can almost…

October 11, 2017

Mental training changes brain structure and reduces social stress

Medical Xpress: Meditation is beneficial for our well-being. This ancient wisdom has been supported by scientific studies focusing on the…

October 10, 2017

Don’t believe the multi-tasking hype: train your brain to focus better

Daniel Goleman, The Big Think: By now, everyone knows that mindfulness meditation is good for you—but what's still surprising scientists…

September 7, 2017

Meditation for recovery: program adapts Buddhist practice to fight addiction

EmmaJean Holley, Valley News: It's 9 on a Tuesday morning, and Larry Lowndes is setting out the cushions. Lowndes is…

September 6, 2017

Meditation expert tells us what the science really says

Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: So you fell asleep easily enough, but now it’s 3 a.m. Your mind is spinning, and…

August 29, 2017

The meditation cure

Robert Wright, WSJ: A basic practice of Buddhism turns out to be one of the best ways to deal with…

August 1, 2017