Expert Interviews
Susan Bauer-Wu, Advisory Board Member
Bauer-Wu facilitates retreats, workshops, and meditation training programs for health care professionals and people living with illness and their families. Read More 
Bauer-Wu facilitates retreats, workshops, and meditation training programs for health care professionals and people living with illness and their families. Read More
Starting this January, Bauer-Wu will be the Tussi and John Kluge Endowed Professor in Contemplative End-of-Life Care at the University of Virginia School of Nursing. Read More
A new study demonstrates how doctors taking even a few minutes to chat with a patient before a procedure can increase the patient's pain tolerance. Read More
Americans suffer around 500 million colds between them each year, costing some $40 billion in lost work days, doctors’ visits and medicines. Read More
A new study that combines past research shows how meditation, cognitive behavior therapy, and relaxation techniques have real benefits for severe skin conditions. Read More
A new study shows how individuals suffering from chronic stress take longer to recover after a grueling workout, and how mindfulness can help. Read More
You might know that Andy Whitfield, late star of Spartacus, died in 2011 of Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. What you might not know is how he chose to face his illness. Read More
A recent Scientific American article poses the question: Can gardens, in fact, promote healing? The answer: Yes! Scientists around the world are now digging into the data to find out why. Read More
A new study published (ahead of print) in the journal Cerebral Cortex suggests that the way in which meditators cope with pain is much different than other, more typical coping mechanisms. Read More
Nowadays, when I feel my body tightening, I also practice softening, opening up, and breathing into the areas of physical tension, as well as having a sense of offering whatever loving-kindness I can muster to myself and others. Read More
