Science of Meditation

New research shows that stress could leave you heartbroken—literally. But yoga can help prevent a dangerous, but temporary condition called takotsubo syndrome, otherwise known as broken-heart syndrome.

Surprising ways meditation can help your brain stay sharp as you age, and improve memory and focus.

What's actually happening to your brain when you meditate?

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Hugging meditation, made famous by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, is rooted in the belief that a good hug can have transformative effects.

For those suffering from 
anxiety, yoga can be a lifeline. 
Here’s why doctors are 
increasingly recommending 
it as a complementary therapy.

Neck pain and stress-related tension are a regular struggle for many, but experts say meditation may be the key to longterm relief.

While there is no cure for Alzheimer's, research suggests yoga and meditation may play a role in prevention and improving symptoms.

The following meditation, when done regularly, brings self-esteem, self-love, and self-healing into the body.

A slew of scientific studies suggest that mindfulness meditation offers some powerful holistic health benefits, making it an increasingly viable complement to conventional health care.

Daily meditation is one of the smartest thing you can do to promote your own wellness. Here are 3 tips to get started.

A Harvard Medical School psychiatrist investigates the impact of yoga and meditation on gene expression related to stress and immunity through a new NIH-funded study.

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A study finds that physicians who practice mindfulness meditation communicate better.

Science has spoken. A new study published in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging shows that subjects who meditated 30 minutes a day for eight weeks had measurable changes in parts of the brain associated with memory, sense of self, empathy and stress....

Yogis have known for centuries that a yoga practice makes us feel calm and centered. But science is finally catching up with what we've all experienced on the mat and the cushion:  yoga changes our brain chemistry, which in turn...

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Science proves meditating restructures your brain and trains it to concentrate, feel greater compassion, cope with stress, and more.

Think about it: Meditation is well worth your time if it can help your brain work more efficiently.

Yogajournal.com contributor Sara Avant Stover wants you to breathe better. She posted a blog at huffingtonpost.com about how to access and improve your breath in five simple steps. "In school we learn skills like how to add fractions and write...

Reports the News Observer, "The ancient practice of yoga is finding a new following -- among doctors and medical researchers who work to discover its benefits for a variety of illnesses. 'There's been an explosion of data using yoga as...

A recent study by Emory University neuroscientists suggests that Zen Buddhist meditation may help treat depression, attention deficit disorder, and anxiety, reports The Kansas City Star. Obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression are characterized in part by “excessive rumination” or runaway thoughts,...

Researchers have discovered how meditation and yoga improve health, reports The Washington Post. "It's not all in your head," said Dr. Herbert Benson, president emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind/Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate professor...

Everything that happens in your mind is reflected in your body, says T.K.V. Desikachar. So, meditate on the good!

Find out how you could be facing fear to create the foundation for true spiritual awakening.

Research suggests that more time on the meditation cushion means more everyday enlightenment when you get off it.

While many medication treat the symptoms, vibrations created from chanting Om can help clear your sinusitis and ward off infections from its source.

Which poses or pranayama do you find most helpful with headaches?