The anniversary of my best friend’s death hits me every year. Experts say these coping mechanisms may help - Even watching a ...

A single week of intensive meditation and mind-body practices led to measurable changes across the brain and body. Researchers observed improved brain efficiency, boosted immune signaling, and ...

Marcus Aurelius, a Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor, emphasized self-reflection amidst adversity. His Meditations guide ...

In a large gathering space at the C.A. Scott Recreation Center on the northwest side of Atlanta, an instructor in a light brown track suit and mala beads urged a couple dozen women to bring their ...

The short, dark days of winter are never easy to get through. But for many people in the UK and across Europe, this winter has felt particularly gloomy because of the seemingly endless rain. If you ...

Are you more of an optimist or a pessimist? If you’re the latter, it may be time to start looking on the bright side. Recommended Videos “Research indicates that people who engage in optimistic ...

Positive thinking may boost the body’s defenses against disease. Increasing activity in a brain region that controls motivation and expectation, specifically the brain’s reward system, is linked with ...

Henry Ford famously noted, “Whether you think you can do it or not, you are usually right.” His point was that beliefs, especially about our talents, performance, and even luck, can be self-fulfilling ...

Training yourself to expect good things to happen sounds like helpful advice in general. Now, new research suggests that good vibes could have a physical effect on the immune system. Positive, hopeful ...

Scientists have found that people who trained their brain to have positive thoughts right after a jab produced more protective antibodies in their blood in response to vaccination. Previous animal ...

Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines—and people can be trained to do it themselves using the power of brain scans and positive thinking, ...