Rachel Feltman: These days, most of us have at least a passing familiarity with the idea of meditation. Whether it’s something you’ve seen portrayed on TV, something you have a casual go at to cap off ...

Economic instability, climate change and unprecedented levels of mental illness have created fertile conditions for what researchers are calling the ‘third wave’ of meditation research. And with ...

Neuroimaging in an adept meditator revealed rich patterns of brain activity in specific cortical, subcortical, brainstem, and cerebellar regions associated with an advanced practice of meditation ...

Millions worldwide practice mindfulness meditation, not just for their mental health but as a means to enhance their general well-being, reduce stress and be more productive at work. The past decade ...

Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Meditation Research Program is now studying advanced meditative states, including enlightenment and cessation of consciousness, to better ...

People who regularly engage in advanced meditation techniques may possess brains that appear biologically younger than their actual chronological age. By measuring electrical activity in the brain ...

This isn’t the only way to meditate. Microgen/Shutterstock But even with all this interest, misconceptions about what this ancient practice can do for human health and well-being are still circulating ...

On a meditation retreat earlier this year, in the gentle hippy beach town of Mazunte in Mexico, I experienced a high comparable only to the feeling of MDMA flooding my system. I was suffused with a ...