Mindfulness meditation helps you focus on your breath in order to center yourself in the present, which can help reduce stress and boost focus.

The catch? It could require a big time commitment, which may not work for everyone. With that in mind, we talked with a psychiatrist to understand the benefits and limitations of mindfulness ...

The Power of Controlled Respiration Your breath might be the most powerful tool you have for changing your mood instantly.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is equally effective as the antidepressant escitalopram — the generic version of Lexapro — in reducing anxiety, according to a study published earlier this month in ...

As part of its Heal at Home series, CURE® collaborated with a clinical health psychologist at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center to provide cancer survivors an easy-to-understand guide to start ...

Types of meditation include mindfulness, body scan, loving kindness, walking, and transcendental. Here's how to know what's right for you.

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 ...

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 ...

People have used meditation to soothe anxious thoughts for thousands of years, and research shows it’s a promising treatment for those with anxiety. Roughly 19% of U.S. adults live with an anxiety ...

Question: I’ve been hearing a lot about mindfulness meditation lately and how it can help reduce stress and improve overall well-being. But I’m a bit skeptical and don’t really understand how sitting ...

<!-- wp:gutenberg-custom-blocks/featured-media {"id":4845391,"url":"https://api.time.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/time-magazine-exercise-fitness-health-bethan ...

Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison. The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of ...