Let’s face it: We could all use a little help to feel calm right now. The stress of 2020 has led to skyrocketing rates of anxiety and depression among Americans this year (no surprise there). While ...

At its core, meditation is a practice to train your attention and awareness. It's not about "emptying your mind" (which might seem impossible at first), but rather observing your thoughts and feelings ...

Think meditation is a mysterious, hard-to-master exercise? Think again, says Levan. "People assume that it's complicated and time-consuming, but it doesn't have to be," she says. Before getting ...

Maybe you've read about the benefits online, or maybe your therapist or counselor told you to try it out. Either way, meditation is a great source of stress relief. If you'd like to try it out for ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you're anything like me—someone whose mind races a million miles a minute—achieving a few minutes of ...

At this point, recounting the benefits of meditation is akin to singing the praises of the sun or Birkenstocks or chocolate cake. The jury is back, and meditation kind of rules. But if you're just ...

Mercey Livingston is a health and wellness writer and certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She's written about fitness and wellness for Well+Good, Women's Health, Business Insider, and ...

My mental health took a dramatic swerve for the worse in 2020 and 2021, an experience I assume most of the planet can relate to. For me, the problem was exacerbated by physical injuries that kept me ...

Learning to meditate isn't difficult but mastering meditation takes a lifetime of practice. Even the Dalai Lama, who spends hours meditating each day, admits that his mind sometimes wanders, rather ...

We’re living in perilous times. Every day of quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic is a little bit different, and it feels almost impossible to prepare for the day’s upcoming mood. But there’s one ...