Body Scan
What Kind of Mindfulness Meditation is Right for You?
A new study compares the effects of sitting meditation, body scan, and mindful yoga on health and well-being. Read More 
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Go deeper into the science, research, and thinking behind mindfulness and meditation. Hear from leading experts, explore the latest studies, and find book recommendations to expand your practice and understanding.
Expert Interviews
MindfulDirect Video Preview
Google’s Bill Duane talks to MindfulDirect about how meditation helped him with life challenges we all face. Read More
Expert Interviews
john powell’s Affirmative Mindfulness
To counter our tendency to segregate, powell looks at how mindfulness can help us overcome fears of others and the anger and racism they generate. Read More
Expert Interviews
7 Questions About Mindfulness That Still Need An Answer
Ed Halliwell on the next frontiers in mindfulness. Read More
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The Trouble With Mirror Neurons
Once the go-to explanation for empathy, the evidence that we have them is sketchy at best. Read More
Expert Interviews
Why I Wrote “Brainstorm”
Dan Siegel talks to Mindful about what inspired him to write about the inner workings of the teenage brain. Read More
Expert Interviews
3 Common Myths About the Teen Brain
Dan Siegel, bestselling author of Brainstorm, on the subject. Read More
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Mindfulness Meditation May Help Reduce Addiction Relapse (study)
Recent research suggests mindfulness meditation may be effective in preventing relapses of drug and alcohol abuse. Sarah Bowen, a researcher at the University of Washington, says of the people who seek help with an addiction each year, 40 to 60 percent relapse. A recent study divided people who had completed… Read More
Kids & Teens
How Meditation Can Help Teens With Cancer (study)
A recent study suggests mindfulness-based meditation can benefit diagnosed teens with sleep and depression issues. Read More
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Chronic Pain and Meditation
The Atlantic explores how meditation helps with pain and, in some cases, could alleviate healthcare costs. Read More
