Like blotting paper, we soak up and absorb the world around us but it is vital to our empowerment to remember that we have the choice to change that habit.

Corporate culture has stripped the ancient practice of mindfulness of its spirituality and re-branded it as a modern solution to over-work.

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Young Japanese are embracing all things solitary, with silent cafes and solo weddings among an array of activities, products and services created to cater for a relationship-shy generation

How students (and teachers) are improving focus and finding calm through weekly meditation classes.

Our generation is not willing to settle for meaningless existence, just to get by. We want more joy and purpose. Here's how we can find it.

I’d like to share a few of the fantastic benefits that I've experienced with meditation in the hopes that maybe you could experience them too.

A small pilot study by Harvard-affiliated researchers finds symptom improvement and changes in expression of inflammation-associated genes in irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease patients who practice the relaxation response.

Sensory deprivation goes from CIA torture manuals to a yoga studio near you.

You know those days when everything seems to go wrong? I had one of those days recently. Here's how I stopped feeling sorry for myself.

Whether it’s TV, alcohol, drugs, or food, most of us use something to zone out. But what if we created kinder minds so we didn't need to escape ourselves?

Ashprihanal Aalto, 44, covers 3,100 miles around a block in Queens in just over 40 days.

Many people have great difficulty establishing a regular daily practice. Here are some tips to help you establish regular mindfulness practice.

Just when you crave one more sensual hit, the void of the float tank stops time, strips ego and unleashes the mind. By M. M. Owen.

The way running inherently connects mind and body, along with the sport's neurochemical effects, serve as a wonderful and unique way to prime for meditation.

Can meditation really slow down the effects of age? One Nobel Prize-winner is finding the scientific in the spiritual, writes Jo Marchant.

Do you crave some calming Zen in your home? Perhaps you should take up the art of meditation to heal not only your mind, but your home as well.

Wim Hof has used the power of his mind to stay submerged in ice for hours and run a marathon in the desert with no water.

This relaxing sleep meditation led by Deepak Chopra will help you overcome insomnia and settle in to deep sleep.

Mindfulness allows you to cope with difficult and painful thoughts, feelings & sensations. Download our series of mp3 mindfulness exercises to get started.