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 ...

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Source: Meditation for Beginners. Photo source: Unsplash, Creative Commons Zero You've no doubt heard that meditation is good for you. It can help you feel calmer and has a host of other benefits.

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 ...

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 ...

When you first start meditating, sitting still for even just a few minutes can seem like the most difficult thing on the planet. And don't even get me started on how much your mind wanders. Between ...

March Mindfulness is an annual Mashable series that explores the intersection of meditation practice and technology. This article is the second in a two-part series that looks at choosing an app based ...

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 ...

Dan Harris, the author of "Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics," shares some misconceptions about meditation that beginners should stop believing—like the idea that distraction equals failure. You may ...

If you're anything like me—someone whose mind races a million miles a minute—achieving a few minutes of stillness can feel impossible. But over the last few years, I've hopped on the meditation ...