by Madeline | Oct 2, 2025 | Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Complementary Practices, disease, Health, Healthcare, Integrative Medicine, Longevity, MBSR, meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, science, stress, Uncategorized
Meditation has a lot of benefits for those who practice regularly. New studies are suggesting that meditation can even help slow down the complicated process of aging. While the work is still new, it’s quite interesting and finds support in a wide variety of studies....
by Madeline | Jun 6, 2025 | Body Awareness, disease, eating, Health, Integrative Medicine, Longevity, Mindfulness, nutrition, spirituality
Mindful eating is as common a practice at many monasteries, meditation retreats, and Zen centers as walking or sitting meditation. Like the more formal mindfulness meditations, mindful eating is a practice of presence, noticing sensations, and observing one’s...
by Madeline | May 4, 2025 | Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Complementary Practices, disease, Health, inflammation, Integrative Medicine, MBSR, meditation, Mindfulness, Pain, science, stress
While interest in mindfulness meditation as a stress reliever has grown through the years, there’s been little evidence to support that it helps those suffering from chronic inflammation conditions in which psychological stress plays a major role. Until now. A...
by Madeline | Dec 12, 2025 | disease, Health, MBSR, meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, stress, Workplace Mindfulness
If you follow workplace mindfulness in the news, you’ve had quite a bit of reading material in the last few months. Businesses of all types have embraced the fact that the wellbeing of their employees improves the health of the company. This is a truly informative...
by Madeline | Sep 22, 2025 | Alternative & Complementary Medicine, Behavior Change, Body Awareness, Change, Complementary Practices, depression, despair, disease, fear, Health, Healthcare, inner peace, Integrative Medicine, meditation, Mindfulness, non-judgment, Pain, Practice, stress
One of the hottest forms of stress reduction today is actually one of the oldest: meditation. But the kind making the rounds of hospitals, community centers, and even schools in increasing numbers doesn’t involve chanting “Om” while sitting on a...
by Madeline | Apr 3, 2025 | disease, Health, Healthcare, Longevity, science, stress
Most people are beginning to understand that stress is bad for us. But just what is it about stress that can make us more prone to disease? And why does stress make chronic health conditions worse? Researchers have now learned that stress adversely affects the...