% of adults who say their holy scripture is the word of God and should be taken literally who meditate… Share Save Image Sample sizes and margins of error vary from ...

Meditation is widely practiced and is believed to have beneficial health effects. However, the research to understand how meditation work and the effects it can have are only beginning to cut the ...

In spite of all the studies showing the amazing benefits of meditation, most people fail to turn this practice into a habit for one simple reason. I call it the myth of “monk-style meditation.” It’s ...

For years off and on I tried to sit on a cushion and meditate on my breath, bringing in light and exhaling darkness for 30 minutes as I’d been taught in a class. I kept trying and failing to keep ...

A popular New Year's resolution is to take up meditation—specifically mindfulness meditation. This is a healthy choice.

Have you heard about the many health benefits of meditation—but find yourself struggling to start or keep up a meditation practice? You’re not alone. Despite how meditation instructions are usually ...

Editor's note: Many of us find it difficult to meditate and want to do it right. Do you have a meditation practice or insight you'd like to share with other readers? Please send 150 words or less to ...

Last year I listened to a sermon in which the pastor had cut up a bunch of words and put them in a hat. We were to grab one or two words, not trading them if they didn’t match what we wanted or the ...

Serious illness brings a whole host of other problems beyond your symptoms. Wait times for appointments, unpleasant hospital stays, upset loved ones, plans put on hold—the list goes on, and it all ...

The great epistle to the Galatians gives you more autobiographical data to sink your teeth into than all the others combined. It also has a big word to mull over. The word is “law.” “The works of the ...

For many adults, factors like stress can lead to sleeping difficulty. Meditation, like a body scan, may help improve sleep. Here are three ways to practice. If you have trouble falling asleep at night ...