Mindfulness puts a pause between what’s happening and how you react to it. As neurologist and psychiatrist Viktor Frankl allegedly put it, “Between stimulus and response there is a space.

As mindfulness becomes a buzzword in our modern world, its meaning has grown increasingly murky. So what, exactly, is it? Mindfulness is not a new idea. Core to Buddhism, the concept can be traced ...

“Mindfulness isn’t just about sitting on a cushion in silence trying to feel peaceful. That’s one way to practice, but it’s not the whole picture,” Pema Sherpa told The Post.

Mindfulness in Action Slow Down: By definition, mindfulness means paying attention to the present moment. This is impossible if you are going 1,000 miles per hour.

Mindfulness, ADHD, and the Brain Mindfulness can help to alleviate the core symptoms of ADHD by strengthening specific “mental muscles,” brain circuits associated with attention, executive ...

Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of mindfulness-based stress reduction, explains how to begin a meditation practice — and how doing so can help you seize the present moment.

Multiple studies show that mindfulness training can reduce stress levels. Stress is a normal response to coping with threats, but if prolonged it can lead to serious health problems. Mindfulness ...

If you have struggled with mindfulness, two underlying problems might be to blame: You don’t know how to be at home in your head, or you do know and have concluded that home is no fun.

How can we keep our cool and not let anger get out of hand? Recent studies suggest mindfulness could help. Mindfulness, a state of being often developed through meditation practices, involves paying ...

Another question for future research is how long any benefits last. One of the few studies with a follow-up did have promising results: Compared to participants on a waiting list, people who used the ...

In “Mindfulness for Beginners,” Dr. Kabat-Zinn urges readers to challenge what he calls their “current default setting,” the automatic thoughts and reactions that govern our actions. 4.