Intensive meditation training increases psychological well-being and telomerase activity in immune cells. Image courtesy of Tevaprapas. Well-being and psychological health are known to be closely ...

Meditation has been scientifically proven to be effective.'Whether in bookstores or online advertisements, we are seeing ...

A new study has found that participating in an eight-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating. The ...

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 ...

The last few decades have witnessed a proliferation of research uncovering the profound effects of meditation on emotional wellbeing and mental health. The ancient Eastern practice has boasted a wide ...

I read Hiromu Monai's book, 'How the Brain Constructs the World'.In this book, I found a convincing answer to the question I ...

Meditation has long been used to promote calm and relaxation, cope with stress and illness, and manage anxiety and depression. As its list of positive effects grows, so too has the percent of adults ...

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 ...

Mental training that promotes skills such as mindfulness, gratitude or compassion reduces the concentration of the stress hormone cortisol in hair. This is what scientists from the Max Planck ...

Humans have less attention span than goldfish! A number of sites, including Time.com, reported a few years ago that we were only able to hold our attention for 8 seconds, compared with 9 seconds for a ...

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 ...