Shortly after assuming leadership of the department at a university where I was a professor, I was tasked with a complex and daunting assignment. As the days passed and my to-do list grew longer and ...

After 35 years of group work—learning hundreds of interventions, dozens of theories and facilitating thousands of patients—I may have stumbled on the most powerful intervention I’ve seen in group: a ...

Jessica Rendall is a reporter with experience covering a variety of health and wellness topics, including chronic disease, infectious disease, telemedicine, mental health and health technology. Kelly ...

Do you ever feel like your mind is a browser with new tabs continually opening? A super-quick meditation might just be the mental close-all-tabs you need. Yes, a one-minute meditation really can shift ...

Guided meditation is a form of meditation that involves following the lead of an expert when practicing techniques such as breathing, visualization and mantra repetitions. There's no pressure to ...

Research has long shown that meditation influences brain function, but exactly when changes begin after starting — and how they evolve with continued meditation — has been less clear. A recent study ...

NEW YORK – The idea of meditating can be intimidating. Beginners may imagine sitting uncomfortably in silence while breathing deeply and scrubbing all thoughts from their minds. The prospect of trying ...