We can approach mindfulness and music from two directions: the practice of mindfulness meditation to enhance musicianship, and the practice of music to enhance mindfulness. Musicians can cultivate ...

Sarah Hays Coomer is a Mayo Clinic and National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, certified personal trainer and author based in Nashville, Tennessee. She has spent nearly 20 years helping ...

As educators increasingly recognize the importance of social-emotional skills for academic success, many schools are adding mindfulness instruction to help reduce stress, improve students' focus and ...

Mindfulness—that feeling of being “in the moment” and intensely aware of your surroundings without being overwhelmed by them—is a state of mind that can help anyone, anywhere, and that includes the ...

It’s 7:50 a.m. on a Friday in a fourth-grade classroom at Crockett Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona. The students are quiet and focused, working on their “Zen Tangles,” a mindfulness-based art ...

Rooted in ancient Eastern traditions, the possible benefits of meditation, mindfulness, and other contemplative practices on mental and physical well-being, are gaining the increased attention of the ...

Self-aware people have better heart health, a new study suggests. People who are mindful score higher on healthy heart indicators, according to recent findings published in the International Journal ...

Mindfulness is practiced in board rooms from Silicon Valley to Wall Street. But just how much does it improve the quality of your decision-making? Five years ago when I introduced mindfulness to my ...

It’s when we ruminate, or get caught up in our emotions, that they might become maladaptive. That’s when emotion regulation can be helpful and healthy. Previous research has shown that mindfulness can ...