On the list of ways in which meditation appears to benefit the brain, depression treatment may be the latest to gain scientific backing. A new review study, out yesterday in the Journal of the ...

Transcendental Meditation is a mantra-based form of meditation designed to induce calmness. The benefits of Transcendental Meditation include reduced stress, anxiety, and depression. To do ...

I know a woman who, in her younger days, frequently self-harmed. Within a few months, the skin on her left inner wrist and forearm went from beautifully unmarred to covered in cuts sewn together by a ...

The most common mental illness in the U.S., severe anxiety is something that affects at least 18% of the population. Anxiety can surface out of nowhere and turn any moment into a bad experience. When ...

Mindfulness meditation may be useful in battles against anxiety, depression and pain, according to a fresh look at past research. Using data from 47 earlier studies, researchers found moderate ...

Mantras are used in meditation practice to help ground you to the current moment and release your mind from invading thoughts. Mantra meditation is meant to relax and center you by releasing judgments ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Medication isn’t the only way people successfully battle depression -- ...

Transcendental meditation is a type of meditation during which a person repeats a Sanskrit mantra in their mind. It is a secular practice that requires a person to take lessons from an instructor. The ...

Meditating on a mantra is a powerful way to release stress, and it's also great for unleashing creativity. Many mantra meditators say once they began the practice they became much more creative, ...

Everyone seems to meditate: Coworkers plan to vacation at a meditation retreat, friends chat about favorite meditation apps and countless articles praise the practice. Does meditation live up to the ...