Consistent with the growth in popularity of mindfulness amongst the general public, there have been increasing attempts by scientists to understand how mindfulness works. However, forming a definitive ...

These days, most people tend to live their lives on autopilot without ever realizing it. You go to work, you come back home, you watch TV or scroll through some social media apps, and go to bed. The ...

Five-minute mindfulness practices helped students in our Mindfulness and Resilience to Stress at Work course feel more ...

Cultivation of mindfulness, the nonjudgmental awareness of experiences in the present moment, produces beneficial effects on well-being and ameliorates psychiatric and stress-related symptoms.

Many of us today are living at a fast pace, and we can find ourselves overwhelmed by constant demands and distractions. Someone juggling multiple responsibilities, such as a working parent, a student ...

Mindfulness in the workplace has pros and cons. Source: Katarina May / Shutterstock Mindfulness has become a buzzword in the corporate world, promising enhanced focus, reduced stress, and improved ...

Emails. Slack channels. Text messages. Zoom calls. We’re constantly bombarded with vibrations, dings, beeps, and buzzes that never clock out. “We can now be working 24/7 because we have technology ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American As you read this, wiggle your toes. Feel the ...

Taking a 15-minute walk on your lunch break or sneaking into an empty conference room for a short meditation would probably make your day a little less stressful. But when your emails are piling up ...