Mindfulness Program Shown to Be as Effective as Antidepressant Drugs for Treating Anxiety Disorders
A mindfulness stress reduction program was as effective as the common anti-anxiety drug escitalopram for patients with anxiety disorder.
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Meditation Could Protect Older People Against Alzheimer's, According to New Research
The practice of ancient religions and modern mindfulness heightens awareness and emotional health which decline with Alzheimer's.
Mindfulness Meditation Reduces Pain by Separating it From the Self
When mindfulness meditation separated the brain's sensory communications with its perception of person, place, and moment, pain fell 32%.
8 Weeks of Lifestyle Changes Reduced Biological Age by 3 Years In Groundbreaking Proof-of-Concept Study
The changes were simple—mostly lifestyle changes, and it wasn't a magic pill, a miracle cure, or some strange herb from a cave in Peru.
These Schools Are Offering Yoga and Mindfulness Class as an Alternative to After-School Detention
Yellow Springs High School in Ohio is offering mindfulness, meditation, and yoga classes as an alternative to punitive after-school detention programs.
Zen and the Art of Bricklaying: LEGO Targets Stressed-Out Adults to Help Them Reduce Anxiety at Home and Work
LEGO is targeting stressed-out adults, selling unique sets with clear instructions so folks can easily build themselves into a zen state at work or at home.
How Meditation Can Help You Make Fewer Mistakes, According to Largest Study of Its Kind
The study was conducted on participants who had never meditated before—and they immediately began to show signs of neural change after the session.
One in Three Americans Now Consider Meditation to Be Essential for the Perfect Morning, Says Poll
Meditation is quickly becoming a popular way for Americans to start the day, according to these latest survey results from OnePoll.
Company is Offering Free Access to 1,200 Meditations For All Unemployed Americans
The world's leading provider of meditation and mindfulness tools is making all of its content free for unemployed and furloughed US workers.
On a Hunch, Doctor Gives HPV Vaccine to Advanced Skin Cancer Patient and Dozens of Tumors Disappear
There has been very little research on whether an HPV vaccine could combat skin tumors, but this doctor decided to act on her hunch anyway.
Meditation Training Reduces Long-Term Stress, Hair Analysis Shows
Mental training reduces the concentration of the stress hormone cortisol in hair, says the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences.
Mindfulness Can Get Wandering Thoughts Back on Track, Study Finds
Mindfulness can be effective for reducing mind wandering, for students, business people, or anyone needing to stay on course.
Meditation Class Helps Lower Violence at Alabama Prison
A prison outside Birmingham has become the model for a meditation program that officials say helps inmates learn the self control and social skills they never got in the outside world. About 10 percent of the prison's inmates have completed the program, which really works.
A Bolt of Insight Saved Him From Suicide; Now He's Saving Kids in East L.A. With Meditation
After an L.A. man hit rock bottom and was stepping in front of a train, he had a profound insight. Now he teaches mindfulness to the city's most at-risk kids.
This is an Invitation For You to #LiveLove No Matter What
It's not hard to be a positive influence for everyone in your life if you simply choose to #LiveLove.
What Mindfulness Has Taught Me About My Father's Suicide
My father died 39 years ago, taking his own life after my 13th birthday. Father's Day triggered sadness & self-pity for years until I found mindfulness.
Moms Should Celebrate Mother's Day By Putting Their Own Minds First
Receiving flowers and breakfast in bed is a pleasant temporary solution to a constant problem: how do moms keep from being stressed the other 364 days?
Meditation and Music May Reverse Early Memory Loss in Adults
A study shows that adults with cognitive decline who are regularly exposed to this singing mediation displayed remarkable improvement. Learn how to do it...
Transcendental Meditation Reduces Trauma
This study shows that female inmates who meditate twice a day have less trauma symptoms and are less likely to recidivate.
Quiet Time Program Brings Radical Improvement To Schools Worldwide
Millions of at-risk students are being given 30 minutes of transcendental meditation to help improve happiness and livelihood – the results are incredible.
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