Mindfulness is a powerful therapeutic tool. Source: Brendan Kelly Mindfulness means paying attention to the present moment, as simply and directly as possible. It involves developing a careful, ...

Mindfulness exercises include deep breathing, body scanning, yoga, thought clouds, and more. These exercises can help you be more present in your daily life. It's about using self-awareness, focused ...

Researchers report children who used a mindfulness app at home for 40 days showed improvements in several aspects of mental health, including reductions in stress and negative emotions such as ...

When I was training to be a doctor, many of my teaching physicians liked to repeat the phrase “common things are common.” They meant that taking care of patients requires more than just recognizing a ...

New research shows that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) can help promote self-kindness in people with a history of depression, thereby putting their bodies in a state of safety and ...

BOSTON - Teenagers are experiencing higher rates of depression than ever before, but a simple smartphone app could help treat a common symptom. 2020 was an especially tough year for 16-year-old Avary ...

A new study adds to evidence that exercise is a treatment option for depression. There is emerging evidence that exercise is a treatment option for depression, according to a recent study. The study, ...

Mindfulness meditation worked as well as a standard drug for treating anxiety in the first head-to-head comparison. The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2½ hours of classes ...

I've given myself an impossible task. I set out to explain why mindfulness is the most important skill to learn in 2022 at the exact moment when I have no inclination to practice it. Omicron has me ...

In the midst of the latest COVID-19 surge, I'd like to propose a controversial notion: The present moment is the best place to be. While many of us are experiencing a version of personal hell that ...