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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

Visualization techniques, such as guided imagery and body scanning, can improve your well-being. It may be helpful to choose a technique that best aligns with your needs during meditation. When you ...

Meditation has been shown to be an effective way to wind down and get to sleep—something that’s especially useful after a harried day of work. Mindfulness techniques have been shown to improve sleep ...

If the stress of your day is keeping you up at night and culminating in a nasty cycle of exhaustion and insomnia, you might benefit from guided sleep meditation. Now more than ever, people are having ...

I've just moved house and it's ruined my regular sleep pattern—but with some help, I’m getting it back on track ...

A somatic expert shares how to do a body-scan meditation for grief in six steps, and how the practice can help you release emotional pain. While the word “loss” implies that something was taken from ...

People have used meditation to soothe anxious thoughts for thousands of years, and research shows it’s a promising treatment for those with anxiety. Roughly 19% of U.S. adults live with an anxiety ...

Meditation is a simple practice available to all, which can reduce stress, increase calmness and clarity and promote happiness. Learning how to meditate is straightforward, and the benefits can come ...