meditation for stress

Keep your feet on the ground with mindful news consumption

A friend of mine recently went on a trip to visit a friend and to do some sightseeing. The effects…

March 3, 2025

Your happiness does not depend on how you feel

Recently I've been feeling, on and off, kind of crappy. A lot of the time I'm fine, but then heavy,…

October 15, 2018

Whatever is difficult within you, offer it love

Someone wrote to me recently about realizing that she has an underlying feeling of anxiety around the solar plexus that's…

June 6, 2018

Spend mindful time in nature to relax and reduce stress

The natural world is a powerful stress reliever and mood booster. It puts things in perspective and can right wrongs,…

December 31, 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

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

How I brought mindfulness into my life

Elle Taylor, Popsugar: Mindfulness is certainly having a moment, but it's not a contemporary fad — it's an ancient practice…

July 19, 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