Push your way through the surface and start walking towards its centre. Focus until the door begins to open. Whoever steps ...

At its core, meditation is a practice to train your attention and awareness. It's not about "emptying your mind" (which might seem impossible at first), but rather observing your thoughts and feelings ...

In this post, I’ll provide you meditation basics to give you a strong and easily accessible foundation for your burgeoning practice. First off, I recommend designating a regular place to meditate.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If you're anything like me—someone whose mind races a million miles a minute—achieving a few minutes of ...

At this point, recounting the benefits of meditation is akin to singing the praises of the sun or Birkenstocks or chocolate cake. The jury is back, and meditation kind of rules. But if you're just ...

HEADACHES. Foggy thinking. Tossing and turning. The symptoms of stress are familiar to most of us these days. If you’re looking to try a new solution, consider meditation. Yes, it can seem daunting to ...

As one commits to a regular long term meditation practice, we experience ourselves feeling better. But to have that experience translated into hard science is something I will never forget. Over a ...

Trying to choose the best meditation app? Here are 3 steps to making the right choice. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable March Mindfulness is an annual Mashable series that explores the intersection of ...

March Mindfulness is an annual Mashable series that explores the intersection of meditation practice and technology. This article is the second in a two-part series that looks at choosing an app based ...

Insight Timer offers an incredible amount of content for free, but to become a Member Plus and access all of the content, you’ll pay $59.99 per year after a one-week free trial. If I had to choose an ...

Hi! I'm Zahra, SELF magazine's interim editor in chief and the host of our wellness advice podcast, Checking In. In this week’s episode, we’re talking about something a ton of people have questions ...