meditation & health

If you keep falling asleep in meditation

One of my more popular guided meditations on the Insight Timer app is meant to help people get to sleep.…

May 12, 2025

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

How meditation and yoga can alter the expression of our genes

Alice G. Walton, Forbes: For those who are still skeptical about whether mind-body practices like meditation, yoga, and Tai Chi…

June 20, 2017

Mindful eating: ‘Suddenly, you have power over food’

Jacqueline Howard, CNN: Mindful eating is rooted in the idea of mindfulness, an ancient practice that promotes being aware of…

June 15, 2017

Meditation and neuroscience: new wave of breakthroughs in research on meditative practices

Koyama Tetsuya, Nippon.com: Zen, mindfulness, and meditation in general are believed to promote psychological and physical well-being. But why? An…

June 7, 2017

Here’s how to find a minute of mindfulness anywhere

Elisa Boxer, Fast Company: Everyone’s mind wanders. Mindfulness is paying attention to what’s happening in the present moment. So if…

May 30, 2017

Nurses get training to cope with stress

Sylvia Pownall, Irish Mirror: Overworked nurses in danger of burn out are practicing mindfulness to help them cope with the…

May 10, 2017

What’s the difference between mindfulness and meditation?

Erin Cook, Elle Australia: With everyone from Miranda Kerr to Rachael Finch touting mindfulness and meditation as the solution to,…

May 8, 2017

When in doubt, breathe out – the power of breathing properly

Vidyamala's online course, Mindfulness for Women, starts March 1. Click here for details. Breathing properly is immediately helpful because the…

February 24, 2017

The power of setting an intention

Jeena Cho, Above the Law: As we come to the end of 2016, it’s a wonderful time to pause, reflect,…

December 20, 2016