An experimental study conducted in China found that a 5-week emotion-targeted mindfulness training improved participants’ ...

For decades, Western psychology believed the royal road to mental health just required thinking differently to feel differently. Emotions were considered primal, messy, and rather beside the point.

Diana Coholic receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. How do girls feel before and after learning mindfulness? The six girls in our program, aged 11 and 12 ...

The most challenging aspect of creating art isn't always the blank page. Often, it's not losing your mind while filling it up. For many artists, when the ideas start flowing they don't stop, and it ...

It’s when we ruminate, or get caught up in our emotions, that they might become maladaptive. That’s when emotion regulation can be helpful and healthy. Previous research has shown that mindfulness can ...

Focus on your breath by inhaling and exhaling naturally, helping to center your thoughts and promote relaxation anywhere you are. Lie down comfortably and mentally scan your body from head to toe, ...

Julie Potiker, a mindfulness teacher, author, and emerging poet surrounds herself in a warm, serene, and quiet space. Her charming home peacefully tucked away on a private road in the Rancho Santa ...

As I get older, I notice that my peers and I are starting to lose some of the abilities we once took for granted. Aging brings unwelcome changes in our physical fitness, joint health, cognition, and ...