meditation

Forget everything you think you know about meditation.

It’s not just ostriches who stick their head in the sand.

In this short video, he compares the outset of Buddhism with the biblical garden.

The Buddha’s teachings seem to be on point.

Sometimes doing nothing means everything.

To go beyond meaning you might need a helpful phrase.

The countdown continues! This is the #3 most popular video of 2018.

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is updated for the 21st century in a new study.

Learn how to enter into the mindset of a successful inventor.

It’s been used by everyone from philosophers to business leaders — and Stanford research shows it really makes a difference.

How to stay present and stop your mind from fixating.

Meditation with a mystical edge? Don’t knock magick ’til you’ve tried it.

The remarkable brain waves of high-level meditators.

Drinking home alone in your underwear just might be what you need to be as relaxed as the Finnish.

Philosophers can be pretty eccentric. Here we list seven of the most out there. Yes, Diogenes is included.

Mindfulness practices can considerably improve the symptoms of depression and anxiety, especially when used with psychotherapy.

Podcast host Robert Wright’s lively conversation with the Harvard psychologist.

Consider stress junk food for your brain, while meditation is the gym that can repair and reshape you after years of a bad brain diet.

Mindfulness meditation works wonders for people with internalizing disorders, such as anxiety and depression. But what about people with externalizing disorders?

In this new study, mindfulness-based intervention in schools did not move the needle on teen anxiety, depression, or body image problems.

If you want to feel less pain, meditate more often. According to this new research, it can genuinely erase the emotional reaction to pain. And since it’s long been said by coaches and some doctors that most pain is within the mind, here’s scientific proof to back that assertion up.

Two meditation pioneers, Daniel Goleman and Richard J. Davidson, answer that question in their new book, Altered Traits.

Experts say dependable scientific evidence has lagged behind.

Meditation is a lot more than just chilling out and reflecting. It can actually rewire your brain to become a better person.

Your mind doesn’t run parallel tasks, it has to trade off one focus for another. The good news is that mindfulness meditation can hone your attention span, and reduce stress and anxiety.

If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. But if you’re a Michelin Star chef with a restaurant to run, you’re going to need a better coping strategy.

Is there such a thing as boredom, or is it an all-encompassing term for a variety of root causes like apathy, frustration, or depression?

Researchers study the “paradox of happiness” to find out how get into “flow activities” that would make us happiest.

Inhaling through the nose activates the regions of the brain associated with memory and emotion.   

Mindfulness mediation has many benefits, but to focus on the benefits is to miss the point of mindfulness.