The late Harvard psychologist Daniel Wegner wrote a classic paper in 1987 called Paradoxical Effects of Thought Suppression. 1 He demonstrated that the more you try not to think about something—the ...

Amid busy and stressful lives, Peg McKnight is offering sound bath meditation classes designed to help people slow down and find calm.

Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation engages different neural pathways compared to placebo, demonstrating that pain relief from mindfulness meditation is not the result of the placebo effect ...

“Why is this happening to me? What did I do to deserve this?” I bet you’ve asked yourself this question more than once in your life. In fact, you may be going through something in your life right now ...

A mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course was found to benefit patients with chronic pain and depression, leading to significant improvement in participant perceptions of pain, mood and ...

Here are five types of meditation and prayer practices that help boost our physical and mental health. With the scientifically-proven benefits like reduced stress and improved concentration, you can ...

Imagine yourself as an outside bystander to your own body. Notice the emotions, thoughts, and physical feelings that come up within you, without actually reacting to them on impulse. Meditation allows ...

Rapid evolution in medical innovation has caused surgery to shift from a last resort for pain relief to a first defense in some instances. This trend is concerning considering the growing evidence ...

Migraine attacks are not all in your head. Yes, they do begin deep in your brain, but your brain doesn't exist in a vacuum. Your thoughts and emotions have the power to influence how you experience an ...

Living in the moment seems like one of those things humans should have mastered by now, but let’s face it: Life is lived in the fast lane, and it's all about getting from point A to point B as quickly ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - It's not the usual way most people try to improve their health, but an ancient trend in medicine is growing in modern-day popularity. It's the art of sound healing. Sound healing ...