Rachael Reynolds is a busy wife and mom of three who, like many, suddenly has been tasked with home-schooling her children and managing the anxiety of a pandemic. Reynolds, 34, also is a registered ...

The rise of the modern practice of mindfulness into the field of therapy has posed a conundrum for many Catholics who want the therapy, but without the Buddhist roots. What are their options and how ...

Attorneys are answering the call from more than 84,000 Americans who have signed a petition demanding that public schools in the United States stop forcing Buddhist meditation practices such as ...

“Now, Simcha,” my therapist said carefully. “When I say the word ‘mindfulness,’ what comes to mind?” “Dirty hippies,” I snapped. Sometimes I unexpectedly turn into Richard Nixon. I’ll show you ...

"Today we're not going to sit around and cry or anything like that. If you want to cry feel free, that's fine, but the goal today is to do some practice that is going to help you learn how to relax.

The married coauthors introduce 14 Catholic saints and urge readers to emulate their mindfulness through calming activities. Following an anecdote about Francis of Assisi calming the wolf of Gubbio, ...

Last month in "Therapy and Buddhist Traditions," I explored the question of whether therapists must detail the purportedly Buddhist origins of mindfulness practices in order to obtain informed consent ...

The number of U.S. children age 4 to 17 practicing yoga rose from 2.3% to 8.4% – or from 1.3 million to 4.9 million – between 2007 and 2017, federal data show. The number of children meditating rose ...

Mindfulness is a practice that involves increasing awareness of the present moment by focusing on thoughts, feelings, and sensations. It can also refer to focusing on one task at a time without ...