New research shows that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) can help promote self-kindness in people with a history of depression, thereby putting their bodies in a state of safety and ...

When I was training to be a doctor, many of my teaching physicians liked to repeat the phrase “common things are common.” They meant that taking care of patients requires more than just recognizing a ...

Movement – of most any kind – can help to reduce symptoms of depression. Movement – of most any kind – can help to reduce symptoms of depression. The brain, body and relief techniques you need to know ...

Mindfulness-based stress reduction can help lower depression while boosting sleep quality and emotional regulation in older adults, a new study finds. Also known as MBSR, the technique teaches people ...

As we try to find ways to manage stress and anxiety, more and more people are turning to meditation techniques to help calm ...

People are increasingly turning to mindfulness mediation to manage health issues, and meditation classes are being offered through schools and hospitals. But doctors have questioned whether this ...

For decades, doctors and scientists have known that exercise is important for older adults -- it can lower risk for cardiac issues, strengthen bones, improve mood and provide other benefits. Likewise, ...

An antidote to teenage depression might be found in school gymnasiums and on sports fields, a major new review argues. Supervised exercise programs are associated with significant reductions in ...

Mastering mindfulness may help your relationship. Source: Photo by cottonbro from Pexels Broaden your awareness. Live in the moment. Calmly acknowledge and accept your feelings. In other words, be ...

A low-cost, prenatal intervention benefits mothers’ mental health up to eight years later, a new UC San Francisco study finds. In the study, one of the first to look at outcomes so far into the future ...

A large study that focused on whether exercise and mindfulness training could boost cognitive function in older adults found no such improvement following either intervention. Researchers at ...