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Could an awareness of the heartbeat be a vital component of empathy?

An awareness of the heart (the physical organ, not the metaphorical seat of emotion) and its role in empathy. Noticing…

August 16, 2013

Meditation might cut risk of heart attack, stroke in blacks

Steven Reinberg, HealthDay: For black Americans suffering from heart disease, meditation might help prevent heart attacks, strokes and early death,…

November 14, 2012

Meditation practice may decrease risk for cardiovascular disease in teens

Regular meditation could decrease the risk of developing cardiovascular disease in teens who are most at risk, according to Georgia…

June 13, 2012

Meditation study pulled minutes before publication

In an unprecedented decision on June 27, editors of the Archives of Internal Medicine withheld publication of a research study…

July 11, 2011

Cardiologist says meditation could be beneficial

Recently, FOX 2 sat in on a group meditation session. You could almost feel the stress slipping away, which is…

February 8, 2011

Lorne Ladner, PhD. “At times the conscious mind has one answer and the unconscious has another”

"When we ask what makes a happy and meaningful life, one problem that can arise is the tendency to respond…

July 31, 2007

Medicine for the mind (The Independent, UK)

The Independent: Ian Robinson doesn't mince his words when it comes to admitting his past failings. "I was a bugger…

October 27, 2003