mindfulness

Deepak Chopra Wants You to Have a More Meaningful Life. Here's How He Suggests You Get Started

By Annabel Gutterman

Hot Yoga Is No Better for You Than Regular Yoga, Study Says

By Jamie Ducharme

This One Thing Makes You a Nicer Person

By Jamie Ducharme

'Mindful Drinking' Is the Latest Health Craze. Here's What It Is

By Jamie Ducharme
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How a Short Meditation Can Help People Drink Less

Just 11 minutes of mindfulness training may help heavy drinkers cut back on alcohol, according to new research in the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. People in the study who listened to short audio recordings drank...

By Amanda MacMillan

How Tai Chi Makes You Stronger

In today’s world of high-intensity fitness fads, one might wonder whether tai chi—characterized by its slow, deliberate movements—is a worthwhile workout. But the ancient Chinese practice has been linked to myriad health benefits, from improved...

By Amanda MacMillan

How to Drink Mindfully

My evenings have vastly improved with these new tools

By Julie Klam / Real Simple

Mindfulness May Lower Blood Sugar Levels

Being overweight is stressful on the body, and stress can worsen obesity-related health issues and make it harder to shed pounds—throwing people into a vicious cycle that seems impossible to escape. Now, a new study...

By Amanda MacMillan

You Asked: How Can I Use More of My Brain?

It’s a myth that humans only use 10% of their brains. “That idea is not only inaccurate, it doesn’t make any sense,” says Earl Miller, a professor of neuroscience at the Picower Institute for Learning...

By Markham Heid

Why Anxious People Should Try Meditation

People who suffer from anxiety are often plagued by repetitive thoughts, which can distract from the task at hand and affect mood and productivity. But a new study suggests that 10 minutes of daily meditation...

By Amanda MacMillan / Real Simple

This Quick Meditation Helps You Let Go of Stress and Sleep

Meditation has been shown to be an effective way to wind down and get to sleep—something that’s especially useful after a harried day of work. Mindfulness techniques have been shown to improve sleep quality, fatigue...

By Mandy Oaklander

Chewing More Slowly Might Help You Burn More Calories

Take your time!

By Markham Heid

Why Slow Eaters May Burn More Calories

People have been advising others to chew their food well for a long, long time. In Ayurveda, a school of medicine founded in India some 7,000 years ago, slow and thorough chewing is considered essential...

5 Ways to Slow Down and Be Happy

Give yourself the time to enjoy what you're doing

By Haemin Sunim

Meditation May Be the Key to Managing Anxiety

Mindfulness may even make you resilient to stress

By Mandy Oaklander

How Meditation Helps You Handle Stress Better

Stress is a modern mental bogeyman, keeping nearly half of Americans up at night, according to a recent survey from the American Psychological Association. Many say they don’t do anything to combat it, yet it...

7 Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally

You can even do some of them at your desk

By Alexandra Sifferlin

Why Stress Makes You More Likely to Have a Heart Attack

It's all in your brain

By Mandy Oaklander

Yoga Is Officially Sweeping the Workplace

1 in 7 workers say they practice mindfulness

By Amanda MacMillan

How Mindfulness Can Save You Money

Money has a unique ability to affect the way we think, feel and behave

By Claudia Hammond
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