by Michael W. Taft I remember throwing out my back one time, which caused terrible pain in one leg. I went to doctors, chiropractors, took medications, all of which helped. But still as I was… Read More »Pain Relief with Mindfulness: The Safe Haven
By Andrew M. Seaman for Reuters Health Middle-school students in urban areas may benefit from in-school mindfulness programs, a new study suggests. Students taking a mindfulness-based stress reduction program during the school day ended up… Read More »School-based Mindfulness May Reduce Stress, Trauma
Michael W. Taft was recently interviewed about mindfulness meditation by the fabulous David McRaney on his podcast “You Are Not So Smart.” Click the white arrow in the red circle below to listen to the… Read More »Willfully Altering Your Brain: An Interview with Michael W. Taft
by Jessica Graham At the beginning of my meditation classes we have a period of introductions and check ins. It’s a time to say, “Hello,” to the group and share anything going on with your… Read More »Mindful Listening For Better Relationships
In this author talk at Google, Michael Taft looks at emotional intelligence — how we can work with our own emotions much more effectively using evolutionary biology, psychology, and mindfulness meditation. And Star Wars. A… Read More »Coping with Emotions using Mindfulness
by Michael W. Taft Mindfulness is awesome because it features a few simple rules that can be recombined to create thousands of different meditation techniques. You could practice a different meditation every day for the… Read More »The Meditation Induction — How to Meditate Deeply
From Science Daily Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have found new evidence that mindfulness meditation reduces pain more effectively than placebo. This is significant because placebo-controlled trials are the recognized standard for demonstrating… Read More »Mindfulness Meditation Trumps Placebo In Pain Reduction
By Max Plenke for .Mic Stressed out? The sexier side of science has good and bad news for you. The bad news: Your stress is keeping you from having the best sex you can. The… Read More »Meditation Helps You Have Better Sex — Here’s the Science Behind Why
by Michael W. Taft [dropcap]Y[/dropcap]ou can’t wait for your romantic getaway in paradise with your partner. You buy tickets for a dream vacation, imagine all of the things you’ll do, make the plans, the dates,… Read More »SATISFACTION: Getting the Most Out of Your Life with Mindfulness
By Jessica Graham Do you talk about sex? Do you tell your partners what turns you on or turns you off? I can’t tell you how many people I have come across who are not… Read More »Mindful Sex: Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby
Want to get the benefits of mindfulness without having to join a religion? Want to learn to meditate within a completely scientific, secular worldview? Let me tell you a bit about my new book, which… Read More »The Mindful Geek Is Out!
From Medical Xpress Mindfulness meditation is associated with all sorts of benefits to mental and physical well-being, but a new study suggests that it may also come with a particular downside for memory. The findings,… Read More »Mindfulness May Make Memories Less Accurate
by Jessica Graham You have heard that meditation is good for you. You’ve read a few articles about it or even tried a guided meditation on YouTube. You just know that meditation could help you.… Read More »Meditate Now