When anxious feelings flood our minds, it’s hard to focus on anything else. You may feel your heartbeat start to speed up, the onset of a pulsing headache or your stomach twisting into knots. At the ...

'Om' is a legitimate mantra with an ancient tradition — if it's pronounced correctly and spoken only in your head. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable March Mindfulness is an annual Mashable series that ...

If stress has you anxious, tense and worried, consider trying meditation. Spending even a few minutes in meditation can restore your calm and inner peace. Anyone can practice meditation. It's simple ...

Have you ever wanted to quiet frustrating or distracting thoughts? After a hectic week, do you feel more relaxed after you chant “Om” in yoga class? A new study in Brain and Behavior shows that ...

Transcendental Meditation is a mantra-based form of meditation designed to induce calmness. The benefits of Transcendental Meditation include reduced stress, anxiety, and depression. To do ...

Recently, I was invited to offer a mindfulness presentation for a group of lawyers at a retreat. I typically try to minimize my time away, so I booked a short trip. Just 24 hours. I had the option of ...

Meditation is the rock star of mindfulness practices, and it continues to receive increasing attention, particularly in mainstream circles. Guided meditations, in which participants follow recorded ...

Meditating on a mantra is a powerful way to release stress, and it's also great for unleashing creativity. Many mantra meditators say once they began the practice they became much more creative, ...