Since the 1960s, the United States Supreme Court has found it unconstitutional for public schools to teach religious practices such as prayer. But today, mindfulness meditation—a Buddhist ...

Mindfulness meditation is more than relaxing. It's about allowing space for whatever emotions you're feeling without judgment. Here's how to start.

Two trained mindfulness instructors led the meditation group in breathing techniques, formal meditation and discussion using written scripts with instructions on sitting posture, breathing and ...

Now, she writes in perfect, neat script as she fills out a worksheet to accompany the day’s mindfulness exercise. But she told me she wasn’t always so eager to participate.

Mindfulness, mindfulness meditation and psychotherapy. ... Psychotherapy looks at the larger picture of our self and “script” by which we live.

Becoming More Mindful. To start practicing mindfulness meditation, you don’t need expensive equipment or a specific religious or spiritual discipline. You only need to commit to the practice itself.

Mindfulness meditation often involves sitting still, focusing on your breath, and zoning in on what you sense and feel, says Dingle. Here's how to practice it on your own: ...

In just the past few years, the mindfulness industry has exploded in the U.S. Current estimates put the U.S. meditation market – which includes meditation classes, studios, and apps – at ...

Meditation: It’s celebrated as a therapeutic tool to help ease stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and chronic pain. It’s come into vogue as a way to enhance human performance, finding its ...

Mindfulness and meditation are similar and linked; mindfulness is sometimes referred to as a type of meditation, and vice versa. The exercises “work hand in hand,” says Peter Brooks, a ...