A new study found that patients who took medication and patients who completed a course in mindfulness-based stress reduction saw the same decrease in anxiety Practicing meditation could be just as ...

"For the first time, large-scale research is beginning to systematically examine meditation's role in everyday life," said Rob Trombold, president of The Art of Living. "This study signals an ...

Neuroscience now provides substantial evidence that meditation leads to measurable changes in brain structure and function, a ...

Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison. The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of ...

An undergraduate-led study examined whether mindfulness meditation can reduce anxiety and cardiovascular risk markers. × In a student-led study, one hour of mindfulness meditation shown to reduce ...

According to new research published in the journal Scientific Reports, psilocybin can boost insightfulness during meditation. The study explored, for the first time, “a dataset of functional magnetic ...

It is proposed that the mechanism through which mindfulness meditation exerts its effects is a process of enhanced self-regulation, including attention control, emotion regulation and self-awareness.

With evidence growing that meditation can have beneficial health effects, scientists have sought to understand how these practices physically affect the body. A new study reports the first evidence of ...

On World Meditation Day, observed this Sunday, his daily routine reflects a tradition deeply rooted in Myanmar's education system. Across the country, meditation is not an occasional exercise but a ...