Imagine being asked to sit alone in a quiet room for 15 minutes with nothing to do – no phone, no music, no external ...

Meditation, on the other hand, is the process of thinking deeply, of being mindful and focusing on the present. "Meditation can wipe away the day's stress, bringing with it inner peace," says the Mayo ...

This is the return trip of a two-part post on the humble topic of thoughts. In particular, it's about how thoughts, however useful to us, can also be intensely distracting in meditation practices. And ...

For years off and on I tried to sit on a cushion and meditate on my breath, bringing in light and exhaling darkness for 30 minutes as I’d been taught in a class. I kept trying and failing to keep ...

Mental discipline doesn’t sound like a blast, but it’s a game changer. If there’s a secret to happiness, this is it. Learning to step out of our ruminating, negative, erratic thoughts and create a ...

Anna Andrianova is a social worker and a member of Ordre professionnel des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec. She has received research grants from Laval ...

Meditation can be done just about anywhere, and you can even do it with your eyes open. It is not all humming and sitting in an uncomfortable lotus position. After reading this, you may realize that ...