Meditation

Meditation can change your life in a major way! WATCH how beginners can learn it in easy ways

It is quite essential for each individual to maintain a healthy mind, body and soul. And an easy way to achieve that state happens to be meditation.

May 01, 2017, 12:45 PM IST

Mindfulness meditation good for women, may help uplift mood

The findings show that the classes were effective in teaching the techniques, though women made greater gains than men on four of five areas of mindfulness.

Apr 23, 2017, 16:05 PM IST

Mindfulness meditation helps college freshmen stress less and smile more, says study

Mindfulness training may be one way to help students successfully transition to college life.

Apr 21, 2017, 22:00 PM IST

Spiritual retreats may uplift mood, behaviour

In the study, post their retreats participants showed marked improvements in their perceived physical health, tension and fatigue.

Mar 27, 2017, 09:51 AM IST

Here’s how you can inspire your children to meditate

In order to help children to cope with the mounting pressures of being in a competitive world, parents must inspire them to meditate.

Feb 09, 2017, 12:31 PM IST

Alzheimer's disease: Meditation, music may help reverse early memory loss in older adults

For the study, researchers analysed 60 older adults who were assigned to either a beginner meditation (Kirtan Kriya) or music listening programme and asked to practice 12 minutes/day for 12 weeks.

Jan 23, 2017, 12:47 PM IST

Yogic breathing can help fight depression

Researchers found significant improvement in symptoms of depression and anxiety in medicated patients with major depressive disorder who participated in the yogic breathing technique.

Nov 23, 2016, 13:41 PM IST

Buddha's middle path of 'prayer for peace' can pave way to a better world

Buddha's middle path can really be a way out of the urban woes and now.

Nov 14, 2016, 13:26 PM IST

Yoga helps tobacco addicts quit nicotine products: Study

A new study have found that nearly eighty-five per cent of tobacco addicts can quit the habit of consuming nicotine products just by doing yoga and meditation.

Nov 08, 2016, 20:12 PM IST

Five simple ways to reduce stress!

Stress is often caused by tiring jobs, faulty eating habits and pollution.

Oct 08, 2016, 00:13 AM IST

Emotions linked to India ragas for therapy

Sep 30, 2016, 09:42 AM IST

Meditation, yoga, vegetarian diet linked to decline in risk of cardiovascular diseases

During the study participants were kept in a six-day Ayurvedic-based well-being program that provided a vegetarian diet, meditation, yoga and massages experienced measurable decreases in a set of blood-based metabolites associated with inflammation, cardiovascular disease risk and cholesterol regulation.

Sep 12, 2016, 17:21 PM IST

Panchakarma treatment for a week may reduce heart disease risk

One week of Panchakarma programme -- an Ayurvedic-based well being programme that features a vegetarian diet, meditation, yoga and massages -- can lead to measurable decreases in a set of blood-based metabolites associated with inflammation, cholesterol regulation and cardiovascular disease risk, the results of a clinical trial have shown.

Sep 10, 2016, 20:25 PM IST

Research reveals benefits of vacation over meditation for bursting stress

Examining the effect of meditation on gene expression patterns in both novice and regular meditators, they found that a resort vacation provides a strong and immediate impact on molecular networks associated with stress and immune pathways, in addition to short- term improvements in well-being, as measured by feelings of vitality and distress.

Aug 31, 2016, 16:17 PM IST