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It’s a brisk fall day in the Catskills and I’m walking through the woods, slower than I’ve ever walked in my life. Moving in a circle, I pay attention to the lifting of my foot, and watch it as I move ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Meditation is the practice of focusing on one singular point, says Chelsea Jackson Roberts, PhD, a ...

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If you want to steal a few minutes of Zen and achieve something like contentment in the face of chaos and uncertainty, you might be tempted to download a meditation app. Studies show that meditation ...

I first stumbled upon Mark Epstein’s book Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart: A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness a few years ago. It was the subtitle that caught my attention: “Lessons from ...

Closing your eyes and focusing on breathing can be hard for those who are easily distracted. But it is possible. By A.C. Shilton Eyes gently closed, breaths slow and steady: Meditation, at least when ...

Meditation is a wellness practice that focuses on training awareness, attention, and compassion. There are many forms of meditation, but to start, try sitting in silence and counting your breaths.

Dr. Dan Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and the director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center at UCLA. His book, Aware: The Science and Practice of ...

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