Stress builds up, but that doesn't mean you need to let it overwhelm you and consume your day. As one friend of mine says, "Let it out, but let it go." Doing a body scan — easing up on tension in ...

There are many styles and variations of meditation that all offer rich mind-body calming benefits. To name a few, there are breathwork meditations, visualization meditations, bilingual-guided ...

Notice how your feet feel. Are they on the ground? Swinging freely from a chair? Are your shoes pushing against your toes? Are they tingling, aching, full of unused energy? You have just started a ...

Body scan meditation (BSM) involves bringing attention to sensations occurring in different parts of the body. This practice can help a person become more aware of their bodily sensations, feelings, ...

Just because your body is tired, doesn't mean your brain is ready for bed. If your mind is still racing hours after your head hits the pillow, a nighttime meditation might be the answer. According to ...

Guided body scan meditations often incorporate relaxing breath techniques. Movement meditations —including certain forms of yoga and tai chi—are also great for helping us connect to our bodies and ...

How do I prepare? This can be done laying down, sitting, or in any position that you can remain in comfortably for around 10 minutes. How should I feel? Given how sleep deprived many of us seem to be, ...

The best guided sleep meditation audio will help relax your mind and body and facilitate a faster onset and duration of sleep. Sounds good, no? Worries and fears always seem to creep into our minds in ...

When you have an anxious, type-A personality with less-than-healthy perfectionist tendencies as I do, meditation is a recommendation that comes up again and again — and with good reason. As much as we ...

Noticing the here and now sounds simple, right? That’s the core of mindfulness practices, which invite participants to direct their attention to the present. “I define it as paying attention to our ...

Most of us would benefit from adopting a meditation practice. Nearly all of the clients I’ve worked with as a psychologist (and pretty much all the other humans I know) wish they had more control over ...