New research has found that a 30-minute introduction to mindfulness can significantly reduce negative emotions and ease physical pain — even for those who have never practiced the technique before.

In these four classes, you'll learn numerous evidence based mindfulness practices to help reduce stress and anxiety, increase empathy and compassion, bolster focus and concentration and connect with ...

Do you control your mind, or does your mind control you? Investigate how the mind operates and the condition of "mindlessness"—the pervasive swirl of thoughts and judgments that separate you from the ...

In a New England laboratory, painful heat is delivered to the forearms of subjects undergoing brain scans. The fMRI results are remarkable: the participants' brains respond not as if they are ...

Take a break from it all with an Introduction to Meditation workshop on Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Sunnyside Library. During this free mini-class, learn how meditation can help reduce ...

You will never be a perfect meditator. Not the first time or the 100th time. Release any expectations of yourself and feel free to be terrible at it. “It’s like exercising. You start slow, with small ...

Mental health has received greater emphasis this lockdown year — isolation, loss of jobs and businesses, the effect on churches and schools and the simple irrationality of the rules can be wearing. It ...

BRATTLEBORO -- Vermont Insight Meditation Center announces an "Introduction to Insight Meditation" course offered for the first time in the summer. This introductory course is designed for those who ...

In a New England laboratory, painful heat is delivered to the forearms of subjects undergoing brain scans. The fMRI results are remarkable: the participants' brains respond not as if they are ...