Slow-breathing exercises are game-changing tools to help reduce stress and anxiety. A recent research study has found that even a single session of five minutes of deep and slow breathing lowers ...

Take a breather—literally! This 5-minute guided meditation helps you chill, lower anxiety, and boost your mood through mindful breathing. Just sit back, relax, and connect with your breath. Make space ...

A daily meditation practice can offer relief from the constant demands on our attention, and the stress those demands can ...

The psychological and physical symptoms of my generalized anxiety disorder tend to feed on each other: An anxious thought rears its nasty head, quickening my heart rate or tightening my stomach — ...

Everyone has a simple tool at their disposal to help them cope with stress. It’s your breath. Breath is something that is accessible within each and every one of us whether we’re stuck in traffic, ...

When it comes to meditation, if you're anything like me, you might be skeptical about it and need a little push. It's hard to focus on your own (have you tried to sit in silence while your thoughts ...

Parenting in the hospital is stressful. Moms and dads naturally focus on their ill child, sometimes to the neglect of their own mental health. A Stanford Medicine team has found an effective way to ...

Parenting in the hospital is stressful. Moms and dads naturally focus on their ill child, sometimes to the neglect of their own mental health. A Stanford Medicine team has found an effective way to ...

I was a graduate student in Manhattan having breakfast on my rooftop on Sept. 11, 2001, when I witnessed planes demolish the Twin Towers. For months afterward, I shook with anxiety every morning.

Kacie Willis, a 34-year-old audio producer in Atlanta, suffers from panic attacks with no known cause. She’s tried cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), anti-anxiety medication, mindfulness meditation, ...