Mindfulness is everywhere in pop culture today, but that doesn’t mean people agree on what it means.
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The average person will spend 90,000 hours at work over a lifetime, so you might as well try and enjoy it.
Doing the little things has a role to play in maintaining our sense of happiness as well as in treating mental illness.
Compassionate listening is an overlooked practice, but urgently needed in both interpersonal and political communications.
Looking for sparks between the sheets this Valentine’s Day?
Yoga’s surge in popularity in the past decade has spurred more research into its effects. The combination of physical movement and mindfulness provides a wide range of health benefits.
Mindfulness, one of the most common forms of meditation, is a skill that must be cultivated and practiced. With some training and discipline, it can help anyone live more fully in the moment.
Racial hostility can produce symptoms similar to what soldiers experience as a result of going to war.
Mindfulness can teach us to be more present – not just for ourselves, but also for our colleagues, friends and loved ones.
A look at whether modern Buddhists adhere to the faith’s original religious principles or simply guilty of a cherrypicking cultural appropriation that turns religion into a fad.
People associate mindfulness with yoga and tai chi but meditation is actually closely connected with the most dangerous extreme sports.
Telling new parents to do mindfulness tasks with their five minutes of free time might not be realistic – but adding mindfulness to tasks you’re already doing is just a good use of time.
A new study provides the first glimpse into what happens in children’s brains as they meditate.
As the US gets less religious, some thinkers warn that it may get more selfish as people engage less with their communities. A team of scholars decided to investigate that concern.
Taking time off work is important, but many people don’t take their full holiday entitlement. Here’s how to make the most of time off
Research suggests that alternative treatments for migraine, including physical therapy, massage and vitamin supplements, can make a difference.
Don’t fear emotions such as regret, anger or worry.
Mindfulness can have benefits, but it shouldn’t replace first-line treatment, and it shouldn’t claim to be able to.
The brain’s somatosensory cortex may help enrich our emotional experiences and improve our mental health. Mindfulness and dance movement therapy may be effective ways to activate it.
Psychotherapy is not one size fits all. From behavioral to gestalt therapies, which approach will work best for you depends on your needs and goals.
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Associate professor, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Rhodes College
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Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State
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Senior Research Fellow in Mental Health, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer, Brunel University London
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NIHR Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
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Senior Lecturer, Centre for Positive Health Sciences, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
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Professor of Asian History & Health Humanities, Penn State
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Associate professor in Psychology in Education, University of York
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University
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Professor, Psychology Department, Bishop's University
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Honorary Associate, Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing, La Trobe University
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
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Professor and ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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Reader, Psychology with Outdoor and Adventure studies, Leeds Beckett University
