This is part one of a three-part series: 1) The benefits of meditation 2) Instruction and tips in how to meditate and 3) Meditation in daily life. I’m starting with the benefits because motivation is ...

In recent years, mindfulness meditation, rooted in Buddhist traditions, has gained widespread interest in psychology and beyond. Amid a performance-driven culture, where achievement often outweighs ...

Fresh back from five years meditating in the Buddhist forest monasteries of Burma and Thailand, Jack Kornfield went to Manhattan to meet his sister-in-law. Still dressed in his ochre robes, with a ...

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A group of more than 50 people sat inside a towering domed building set in a hillside of West Marin. Facing a wooden altar adorned with Buddha statues, the group chanted as meditation teacher Mark ...

Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, founded 30 years ago by a small group of friends, offers more than 48 retreats and some 340 classes attended by more than 35,000 people annually in a bucolic ...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- "Quietly come to the mediation circle." Erin Kimlinger lights a candle as new age music fills the room and her students take their positions in the circle, eyes closed and palms ...

DEAR BONNIE: Do you believe everyone has a guide? I have been seeing a Native American in my dreams, and I am wondering how I can know if he is a guide and how can I build a relationship with him. — ...