There is an abundance of information out there about meditation, but until now I hadn’t really paid much attention to it I recently wrote a piece ranking the Top 20 Habits for Happiness, Health ...

Research has found that meditation can offer many health benefits, from reducing anxiety and depression, to lowering blood pressure and stress, to protecting the heart, to boosting mood, peace and ...

Meditation and mindfulness seem to improve, not just a person’s resilience to stress factors, but also their overall mental health. Mindful eating can be a useful weight management strategy.

Meditation has numerous mental health benefits, like reducing stress and anxiety. Experts say that getting distracted is normal, and recommend starting with short sessions.

Different benefits for different practices Ultimately, we found that the three training modules had very different effects on participants’ emotional and cognitive skills, well-being, and brains—which ...

Let’s take a closer look atthe many benefits of sleep meditation, how it works, and how you can incorporate it into your nightly routine for deeper, more restorative rest.

Another factor to consider with studies that look at the benefits of mindfulness meditation, many of which are meta-analyses which examine published research and quantitatively summarize its ...

Mindfulness meditation can help ease stress but won't curb problems like overweight and sleep disorders, research finds. No benefits found in transcendental meditation.

To the Editor: I read your fascinating article “Meditate on It” (The Chronicle, October 21), on the advantages of incorporating contemplation and meditation into academia. I am a sophomore at ...