Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider tries a body scan meditation to sharpen her focus and calm her nerves as she prepares for the Tournament of Champions.

Meditation is a powerful tool for reducing stress and improving mental well-being. For beginners, simple techniques can make ...

A new study published in Mindfulness demonstrates how daily habits of mental awareness translate into better psychological ...

Pain is a complex, multifaceted experience shaped by various factors beyond physical sensation, such as a person's mindset and their expectations of pain. The placebo effect, the tendency for a person ...

It’s a universal experience: feeling uncomfortable emotions. Whether it’s anxiety, sadness, anger, or guilt, we all grapple ...

A growing body of research is highlighting the benefits of non-medication mental health approaches such as mindfulness, nature-based activities, and social connection. Studies show these strategies ...

Source: Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, altered with Photomania This post concerns the second of what I've coined as the "core four" brief but potent meditation tactics. In contrast to the ...

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 ...

These brain scans show different neural signatures associated with pain response: the NAPS (left) is associated with the emotional experience of pain, the SIIPS-1 (center) is related to our ...