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How Meditation Protects the Aging Brain from Decline
A string of recent research suggests regular meditation practice may boost mental flexibility and focus, offering powerful protection against cognitive decline. Read More 
Physical Health & Pain
Your mind and body aren't separate systems - what happens in one affects the other. Explore how mindfulness and meditation can help with chronic pain, illness, recovery, and overall physical well-being.
Meditation Practices
Meditation on Foot
Leave your FitBit and pump-up music at home, and try out mindful running. This fresh approach to fitness tunes you in to your mind as well as your body. The result is a whole new experience of fitness. Read More
Mindfulness For
The Mindful Approach to Those Very Real Butterflies in Your Stomach
It might not be possible to heal some gut disorders without first considering the impact of stress and our emotions. Read More
Magazine
When Meditation Feels Too Painful
Being in a lot of pain is not a mark of doing it right. Read More
Magazine
Your Dog is Socializing You—For the Better
A new study suggests that when dogs are around, groups are closer, more cooperative, and more trusting. Read More
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Meditators Have Younger Brains
When researchers at UCLA compared the brains of meditators to non-meditators they found that meditator’s brains were almost a decade younger by the time people reach their mid 50s. Read More
Eating & Body Image
7 Habits of Mind to Bring to Your Next Meal or Snack
Through the simple act of eating, we can investigate our intentions, actions, and moment-to-moment well-being. Read More
Breathing Meditations
Being Present with Cancer
Fear. Uncertainty about the future. Some of the most difficult elements of the cancer experience are well-suited for mindfulness, and 20 years of research into Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) is beginning to bear out the benefits. Plus — try this breathing meditation to alleviate insomnia. Read More
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Three Things We Still Don’t Know About Meditation
Despite the hype, researchers are still exploring the benefits of meditation and how much practice we need to achieve them. Read More
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Stress Impacts the Brain Increasing Risk for Heart Disease
New study suggests that how the mind, body, and brain perceive and respond to stress may have direct bearing on the onset of cardiovascular illness. Read More
