For many, it’s almost become automatic to associate the issue of stress with the solution of mindfulness. The pandemic has also played a role. In April 2020, mental wellness app downloads neared 10 ...

It’s based on the principles of attention, awareness, and being present, and is meant to calm the mind and evoke a sense of relaxation, among other goals. In the Western world, the emergence of ...

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a complementary therapy. It uses mindfulness techniques to help people cope with mental or physical health conditions. The professor Jon Kabat-Zinn ...

A guided mindfulness-based stress reduction program was as effective as use of the gold-standard drug -- the common antidepressant drug escitalopram -- for patients with anxiety disorders, new ...

Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) was found to be as effective as the antidepressant escitalopram in reducing agoraphobia, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and social anxiety ...

Stress is a natural response to challenges ranging from the brief stress of exercise to the chronic stress of living with trauma. Certain reduction strategies can help a person manage their stress ...

A medical study aimed to find out whether meditation is as effective as an antidepressant medication commonly prescribed for generalized anxiety disorder. The findings were published this week. So how ...

The mindfulness style of meditation relaxes attention, leading to a more open, spacious sort of awareness. While many programs and authors are currently using the term mindfulness as an umbrella to ...

In the mid-20th century, new evidence showed that the brain could be "plastic," and that experience could create changes in the brain. Plasticity has been linked to learning new skills, including ...

Following guided mindfulness-based stress reduction programs like meditation can be as effective as using antidepressants in combating anxiety disorders, according to a clinical trial by Georgetown ...