Everyone can benefit from finding their center and introducing a bit of mindfulness into their routines — kids included. Numerous studies have shown the benefits to introducing mindfulness practices ...

Teaching kids to look after their minds is just as important as teaching them how to care for their bodies. Introducing children to meditation early on — along with establishing healthy sleep routines ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alice G. Walton, PhD is a writer who covers health and mental health. A piece on Upworthy.com last month featured a Baltimore ...

Meditation helps kids reduce impulsivity, control emotions and ease stress. May 21, 2013— -- The words "zen" and "child" don't exactly go together, but that hasn't stopped a growing number of ...

As I witnessed the droning sounds of Tarek Atoui’s hybrid sculpture performance Organ Within at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, I noticed a family of four—two young parents with two ...

During stressful times, sleep is often the first thing sacrificed. So if you’re looking for a little help falling (and staying) asleep, there’s Relax Melodies, an app that covers all bases when it ...

A group of 7-year-old boys sit very still on grass. With their hands on their lap, they close their eyes. Even with the roar of passing airplanes, they focus on their breathing. They listen to ...

One hectic morning, in a rush to hustle my three kids out the door, I found my 8-year-old son sitting cross-legged in the bathroom, eyes closed, his hands resting gently on his knees. He said he was ...

Think of a sound bath, practitioners say, as a massage or a meditation, with sounds washing over you and running through you, sometimes feeling too big for the room. One night, in her darkened ...

It might have been the teenager stumbling into the school hallway bloodied by six gunshot wounds. Maybe it was the funerals of more than a dozen of his students or the drug dealers competing for "his ...

Just like a bit of quiet, meditative practice can do wonders for mom, it can just as easily become a part of your child’s life and help them become a more confident, thoughtful and mindful person.

As I witnessed the droning sounds of Tarek Atoui’s hybrid sculpture performance Organ Within at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, I noticed a family of four—two young parents with two ...