Cliff Saron, associate research scientist with the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain, talks with the Dalai Lama about his research during a visit to India in February 2009. Intensive mental training ...

I tense my jaw and shoulders in the night, and both trigger migraines that not even my beloved Purple pillow can solve. In an effort to reduce this stress, I decided to try docking Hyperice’s Core ...

There is a gamut of recent neuroscientific studies that support the transformative power of mindfulness and compassion meditation. Different types of meditation are being shown to create different ...

Following an 18-month meditation program can improve the wellbeing of older adults, finds a new randomized controlled trial by an international team. Following an 18-month meditation programme can ...

Experts explain how to use meditation as a secret weapon for your next race—because your mental game can make or break ...

With roots in Hindu and Buddhist traditions, meditation training has hit the mainstream as a way to cope with stress and improve focus, productivity, and relaxation. Estimated to be a $1.1 billion ...

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.

Positive psychological changes that occur during meditation training are associated with greater telomerase activity, according to researchers. The study is the first to link positive well-being to ...

While preparing for overseas deployment with the U.S. Marines late last year, Staff Sgt. Nathan Hampton participated in a series of training exercises held at Camp Pendleton, Calif., designed to make ...