Guided meditations help take some of the stress out of regular meditation, as they show listeners the way. So, if you find it challenging to sit quietly with your thoughts, but you’ve been hoping to ...

When meditation for anxiety not only doesn't work but also makes things worse, there are some ways to tweak your practice. Here's what experts say. I’ve always been a pretty anxious person, but last ...

The practice of meditation is used in many cultures to reduce stress and anxiety and to maintain optimal psychological and spiritual health. Meditation has been extensively studied as a treatment of ...

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Yael Shy suffered from panic attacks before she discovered meditation. When Yael Shy attended her first meditation retreat, she expected a nice, relaxing break. A junior at New York University, her ...

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center pitted mindfulness meditation against a common antidepressant in a clinical trial targeting patients with anxiety ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alice G. Walton, PhD is a writer who covers health and mental health. A huge number of people deal with chronic anxiety, either in ...

Meditation and mindfulness apps are booming. The top 10 apps pulled in $195 million in 2019, up 52% from the year before. Now, top meditation app Headspace’s former head of research, Nick Begley, is ...

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Meditation is widely praised for its mental health benefits, but new research shows that it can also produce unexpected side ...

Chare’A Smith sat down for her first meditation session as an eight year old in elementary school. But she didn’t realize just how much she’d need the practice until she was diagnosed with depression ...