Mindfulness is a concept that most of us may have heard of, but few have fully grasped.

With the turbulent nature of the world these days, it’s easy to feel that we’re too small to make a difference. We tend to underestimate ourselves.

Finding clarity is a path open to all humans, regardless of our backgrounds or identities. 

Through extensive research, scientists have discovered that mindfulness training induces notable transformations in brain patterns, offering us a window into the profound interplay between our mind and body.

An hour of deep silence is a natural therapy that is perhaps more effective than hours in a “shrink’s” office. And the only way to prove it is to try.

There are multifaceted benefits of qigong, yoga, mindfulness, and tai-chi. These practices can aid fatigue, manage pain, and improve overall well-being, especially for individuals recovering from severe illnesses like cancer.

The first instruction for participants in pain management clinics is to begin to experience their pain, to feel the sensations, allow them, explore them.

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.

Paraphrasing poet Gary Snyder, meditation is a process of entering into our deep identity over and over again, until it becomes the identity from which we live.

 American professor Jon Kabat-Zinn is credited with popularizing the kind of mindfulness that has caught on with non-Buddhists today, starting with his “mindfulness-based stress reduction” program in the 1970s.

Athletes at the very highest level of their sport face the challenge of performing consistently under pressure amid many potential distractions, including performance anxiety, crowd behavior, their own and others’ expectations, and the responses of their opponents.

Yoga is now a mainstream activity in the U.S. and is commonly portrayed as a healthy lifestyle choice. I am a behavioral scientist who researches how physical activity – and specifically yoga – can prevent and help manage chronic diseases.

I am inspired to share helpful techniques from my own tradition to add to this emerging global mindfulness conversation.

The start of another year can feel magical to many of us. Even though the days remain short and dark, the flip of the calendar can make it seem new beginnings with new resolutions are possible.

In an attempt to keep up in an increasingly fast world, we are always on the go, non-stop doing, grabbing coffees and rushing lunches . . .  We are in constant motion, fingers active if not our whole body...

As mysterious as the brain is, mindfulness, I believe, can help us know more about it and the brilliance of which it is capable. 

We don’t usually come to the present moment free of thoughts and concerns. And we don’t travel light... I’m talking about mental baggage.

For decades, the somatosensory cortex was considered to only be responsible for processing sensory information from various body parts. However, recently it became apparent that this structure is also involved in various stages of emotion processing

It’s no surprise people have turned to mindfulness in the wake of the past few stressful years, and their considerable promotion.

When people speak of compassion, they mostly are referring to having compassion for others... for those less fortunate than themselves. However...

When people speak of compassion, they mostly are referring to having compassion for others... for those less fortunate than themselves. However...

In 1985, I had a dream. I had finished grad school and moved to Santa Cruz, California, what many referred to as the mecca of spiritual materialism, which I took full advantage of.

Mindfulness is seemingly everywhere these days. A Google search I conducted in January 2022 for the term “mindfulness” resulted in almost 3 billion hits.