adding that this creates a feeling of connectedness with one's environment that's not as easily accessed through other forms of meditation. "You're not just siloed off with your eyes closed in an ...

Now she has learnt to read, she says it helps her relax. “I actually find it a form of meditation,” she says. She likes reading stuff “that’s going to make me happier, richer, skinnier or ...

Mindfulness prepares the mind for meditation. Some forms of meditation – such as vipassana, zazen and some Tibetan meditations – also include mindfulness. Mindfulness requires attention to the ...

Here’s another reason to hit the “pause” button and find your zen. A new study found that meditation influences key regions of your brain responsible for emotional regulation and memory ...

Davidson says he hopes that the new meditation study will serve as a “useful corrective in the field and help to tone down some of the hype that has been associated with these kinds of practices.” “We ...

Researchers using intracranial electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings from deep within the brain found that meditation led to changes in activity in the amygdala and hippocampus, key brain regions ...