Growing numbers of doctors prescribe relaxation techniques, says study. May 9, 2011— -- When Danilo Ramirez, 44, was diagnosed with stage 2 lymphoma, his doctor told him chemotherapy and ...

Here's how this effortless technique reduces stress, boosts mental clarity, improves brain function, and supports long-term emotional and heart health.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- What are you thinking right now? Research shows the average person has 60,000 thoughts a day. Most are negative. "Our attention is often caught with our own thinking", said ...

A few summers ago during a weeklong vacation, I started playing a mind game. In the mornings, I would sit outside on a comfortable deck chair, surrounded by the shrill call of cicadas, and gaze across ...

Columnist’s note: A previous column discussed mindful meditation and how it can help adult depression and anxiety. In people without those conditions, meditation can help relieve stress, and improve ...

Meditation can help ease chronic pain, enable people to sleep better and slow down brain aging, per the U.C. Berkeley Wellness Letter. In addition, Johns Hopkins University examined thousands of ...

Researchers gathered information from about 23,000 U.S. households. From the beginning, they expected that a very, very small percentage of doctors were actually referring their patients to ...

Well+Good Council member Drew Ramsey, MD, Dr. Drew Ramsey talks with a med-school meditation trailblazer about this potential game-changer for public health. Here, Well+Good Council member Drew Ramsey ...

With a name that means “one source” and “principles in nature and human beings,” Yi-Yuan Tang was predestined to become a great teacher and a brilliant researcher. Tang started the art of meditation ...

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