A recent JAMA Network Open study investigated the efficacy and underlying neural mechanism of mindfulness meditation (MM) intervention for treating adults with Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD). IGD is ...

"You know you're an alcoholic when you misplace things--like a decade." (Paul Williams) Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of mindfulness meditation in Western medicine, cleverly titled one of his ...

Mindfulness training has made its way into school districts, self-help and health books, and workplaces. One day soon, it could also be widely offered as a "medicine" for some physical and mental ...

Outcome measures for mindfulness meditation (MM) and progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) treatments. Changes for Internet gaming disorder participants from pre- to post-treatment in the MM and PMR ...

In 1979, a report from the Surgeon General inspired Jon Kabat-Zinn to action. The U.S. "Healthy People" report chronicled Americans' struggles with chronic diseases, connecting poor health with ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. In 1979, a report from the Surgeon ...

For smokers looking for alternatives to help wean themselves off nicotine, researchers at the School of Public Health have a new option — a mindfulness app. “Craving to quit” is an app that delivers ...

The definition of mindful meditation is simply non-judgmental awareness of your thoughts and feelings as they come in. So, what’s the benefit of it? A. Often, it’s easier to describe mindful ...

In early September, Tibetan monks carefully poured grains of colored sand onto a wooden table inside Slough Farm’s barn, transforming the space into a place of ritual, stillness, and attention. The ...

Outside of gambling addiction, case studies have investigated the applications of mindfulness for treating addiction to work (i.e., workaholism) and sex. In the case of the workaholic, a director of a ...