Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Businesses and corporations have taken note and often advise their workers to practice mindfulness to be more productive.

As we try to find ways to manage stress and anxiety, more and more people are turning to meditation techniques to help calm their minds. Mindfulness, a form of meditation ideal for beginners and ...

It is hard for many people to "get to the cushion": to sit down and practice mindfulness meditation. As a meditation instructor, and as a therapist whose students and clients often express a strong ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Over the past two decades, the concept of mindfulness has become hugely popular around the world. An increasingly ubiquitous part of society, it’s taught everywhere from workplaces ...

When a neuroscientist began studying meditation, she expected to measure temporary mental states—not structural changes in the brain itself. What her team discovered shocked the scientific community.

If you’ve sought help for an anxiety problem before, you’ve likely come across the recommendation to try mindfulness meditation. This recommendation is absolutely on target, but to see the positive ...

To many, New Year’s Day represents the possibility for beginning anew. Businesses and corporations have taken note and often advise their workers to practice mindfulness to be more productive.

(The Conversation) — The point of mindfulness is not to be more productive at work or just to relax − it is inner transformation. Businesses and corporations have taken note and often advise their ...

Editor’s note: The Focus on Research column highlights different research projects and topics being explored at Penn State. The following originally appeared on The Conversation. To many, New Year’s ...