Recent scientific studies have begun to shed light on the lesser-known downsides of meditation, challenging the popular narrative that it is a universally beneficial practice. While meditation has ...

The landmark study demonstrates how intensive meditation can trigger the same profound brain activity previously documented only with psychedelic substances -- while simultaneously activating ...

Meditation is often seen as a path to peace and clarity but new research suggests its effects are more complex than they seem ...

Neuroscientist Matthew Sacchet is revealing how mastering meditation can not only enable transcendental states of bliss, but ...

Researchers at UC San Diego have found that a weeklong meditation and healing retreat can produce measurable changes in brain ...

A new study suggests that while meditation has proven mental health benefits, a significant number of people may also ...

New research from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine suggests that mindfulness meditation is more than just a placebo when it comes to pain relief. The study, published in ...

A week-long retreat combining meditation and mind-body healing produced significant changes in brain activity and blood biology, demonstrating how consciousness-based practices can transform physical ...

In 2019, Debra Halsch was diagnosed with smoldering multiple myeloma, a rare blood and bone marrow disorder that can develop into a type of blood cancer. Her doctors recommended chemotherapy, she said ...

A new research study published in Health Promotion Perspectives has found that exercise and meditation make a powerful combination for learning and memory in young adults. Physical exercise and ...

There's meditation, and then there's electroencephalogram guided meditation. Muse is a high-tech headband that connects to ...