For NPR's Life Kit, Shereen Marisol Meeraji speaks with Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of mindfulness-based stress reduction, about how to manage stress, uncertainty and difficulties using mindfulness.

Mindfulness, I'm sure you've at least heard the phrase before. But what is mindfulness? Mindfulness is essentially just another word for meditation or being in the moment. Other WRAL Top Stories ...

Mindfulness is a paradox. It’s the easiest thing in the world and the hardest thing in the world. Let me explain. Look at your right hand. See the shades of color in your skin? Notice the lines on ...

When a neuroscientist began studying meditation, she expected to measure temporary mental states—not structural changes in the brain itself. What her team discovered shocked the scientific community.

Living in the moment can help improve your mental health, gratitude levels and enhance life experiences with others. Some studies suggest mindfulness practices can help people manage stress, cope ...

Mindfulness, once a niche spiritual practice, has experienced a remarkable evolution in the past two decades. No longer confined to meditation halls or the fringes of society, mindfulness has become a ...

The way you engage with your thoughts matters more than the thoughts themselves. Decentering breaks the cycle of ...

Mindfulness is a type of meditation where you focus on being intensely aware of what you’re sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgment. (Inara Prusakova/Dreamstime/TNS) ...

A powerful technique that we can use to attain deep inner peace and also to ground ourselves firmly in the present moment is mindfulness meditation. To do this, we don’t need an equipment or any ...

With the help of animal characters, educators can help children navigate big feelings with mindfulness and self-compassion.

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