Meditation has long been touted as a holistic approach to pain relief. And studies show that long-time meditators can tolerate quite a bit of pain. Now researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical ...
“Why is this happening to me? What did I do to deserve this?” I bet you’ve asked yourself this question more than once in your life. In fact, you may be going through something in your life right now ...
A mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) course was found to benefit patients with chronic pain and depression, leading to significant improvement in participant perceptions of pain, mood and ...
Brain scans reveal that mindfulness meditation engages different neural pathways compared to placebo, demonstrating that pain relief from mindfulness meditation is not the result of the placebo effect ...
Sometimes it comes on softly, a dull ache that hums deep within your knees, hips, back or ankles. Other times it attacks the joints of your hands in sharp, quick jabs like a hornet or coils around the ...
The soothing sound of a gong echoed through the breeze as birds sang on a sunny Wednesday evening at a small park in the east side of Pilsen. Dozens lay on the ground, eyes closed and hearts open to a ...
Imagine yourself as an outside bystander to your own body. Notice the emotions, thoughts, and physical feelings that come up within you, without actually reacting to them on impulse. Meditation allows ...
Rapid evolution in medical innovation has caused surgery to shift from a last resort for pain relief to a first defense in some instances. This trend is concerning considering the growing evidence ...
Reviewed by Alicia Bigelow, ND Key Takeaways Reiki is a Japanese energy healing practice rooted in the principle of ‘ki’ or ...