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Mindfulness meditation: Key to a longer, stress-free life?

Oliver Ubeda, Synapse: During my first year of pharmacy school, I attended an alternative medicine Saturday elective where Dr. Dean…

March 14, 2013

Mindfulness, being in the moment, is now of the moment

Mary MacVean, Los Angeles Times: Every Thursday at lunchtime at the Hammer Museum in Westwood, several dozen people turn off…

October 1, 2012

Yoga reduces inflammation response

UCLA study helps caregivers of people with dementia Six months ago, researchers at UCLA published a study that showed using…

August 7, 2012

In sitting still, a bench press for the brain

John Hanc, New York Times: In 1969, Katherine Splain, then a student at the College of New Rochelle, saw the…

May 9, 2012

UCLA research scientist to explain benefits of meditation in Saratoga

Saturday, Apr 7 10:30 am to 12:00 noon, at West Valley College, Saratoga, CA. Price: $12 Phone: (408) 702-2319 Join…

March 24, 2012

Research reveals meditation changes brain

Denise Dador, KABC: Over the years, numerous studies have shown how meditation can be a great way to manage and…

March 22, 2012

More evidence emerges that meditation strengthens the brain

Earlier evidence out of UCLA suggested that meditating for years thickens the brain (in a good way) and strengthens the…

March 16, 2012

Donna Karan begins yoga, meditation program at UCLA hospital

Sarah Fay: Patients and staff at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center will be the first on the west coast to…

November 19, 2011

Is meditation the push-up for the brain?

Study shows practice may have potential to change brain's physical structure Two years ago, researchers at UCLA found that specific…

August 2, 2011

Meditation slows down age-related brain atrophy

Researchers at UCLA had earlier found that specific regions in the brains of long-term meditators were larger and had more…

July 16, 2011