Meditation

Meditation is by no means a cure-all for our era of mean tweets and mindless tribalism. I've been meditating for years, and yet during one of the Trump-Clinton presidential debates I stress-ate a family-size bag...

The American Heart Association issues its first scientific statement that reviews the evidence behind whether meditation can reduce the risk of heart attacks

Being diagnosed with breast cancer can make a person feel powerless, but there are some things women can do to potentially improve how they feel throughout the process. Here are some strategies recommended by experts—and...

People receiving chemotherapy are often plagued by insomnia at night and excessive drowsiness during the day. But a new study in the journal Cancer suggests that yoga can help. Breast cancer patients in the study...

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...

The following story is excerpted from TIME's special edition, The Science of Happiness, which is available at Amazon. Whether you’re a web designer, teacher, fire-fighter or Army officer, you are encouraged to keep checking things...