Bouts of depression range from the mild and infrequent to the severe and chronic. For serious depression, you should seek qualified help. But for any level of depression, it helps to know that underlying the darkness is happiness—and our brain is equipped with the means to uncover it.
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How mental and physical health is affected by the way we perceive and relate to it.
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When he started MBSR, Jon Kabat-Zinn didn't have a detailed plan—just passion and an inkling that lots of good would come of it.
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Anxiety disorders adversely affect the lives of about 40 million Americans. They are plagued by insecurity, dread, persistent stress, and irrational fears. Noted essayist and author Barbara Graham reveals her personal story of a lifelong struggle with high anxiety, and details her expansive search for relief and peace of mind.
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Take three minutes and try this mindfulness practice for dealing with one of our strongest emotions.
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A new breed of coloring books are designed to give stressed-out grown-ups a mini-meditative experience.
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Stress—it's not all in your head. The body acts as an early warning system, and people who pick up on its signals are more resilient.
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"Perhaps," says Sylvia Boorstein, "these days of less sunlight are opportunities for more contemplative time, more looking deeply to see what can only be seen in the dark."
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Next time your mind jumps to a conclusion that inevitably sends in you in a spiral toward depression or anxiety, check to see where your head was at the time of that interpretation.
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According to a new study, people who practice mindfulness meditation are able to access different brain regions to reduce pain.
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