Meditation is meant to be a daily, lifelong practice to improve your mind and body. As a primary-care internal medicine specialist for over 35 years, I have often prescribed meditation to my patients.

Meditation may help lower blood pressure, control chronic pain, and improve sleep. Focused meditation involves concentrating ...

Though most people have an understanding of what meditation is and some of its health benefits, one type of meditation called mindfulness meditation remains a mystery to many. Mindfulness is an ...

In a recent study published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, a large international team of researchers surveyed various mindfulness practitioners and conducted a multi-site study to determine ...

If meditation doesn't come easily to you, trying a new approach could help you have more success. Examples include listening to resonant sound, gazing at a candle or mirror, and focusing on chakras.

Mindfulness and self-compassion are now buzzwords for self-improvement. But in fact, a growing body of research shows these practices can lead to real mental health benefits. This research – ongoing, ...

You may have heard of meditation in a yoga session, a therapy appointment, in pop culture or in various wellness circles. Meditation is a broad term that includes many types of practice: There's ...

MS meditation, whether through mindfulness, breathwork, or guided walking, can help you manage the stress of living with the disease.

Down Dog’s Meditation app has been the perfect way for me to practice mindfulness in 2025 – here's how you can use it to do ...

Chances are that at some point trying meditation has crossed your mind — possibly around the same time of year you promised yourself to use that gym membership. The beauty of meditation is that unlike ...