well-being

People take up mindfulness for different reasons. Does that mean it's muddied? Read more

Mindful eating is about enjoying more—not resisting or restricting. Megrette Fletcher explores the line between satisfying hunger and finding fullness. Read more

We're wired to pay attention to what's negative—great for survival, not so great for everyday life. Elisha Goldstein explores how mindfulness undercuts our negativity bias.  Read more

The Harvard Business Review outlines key research on the neural mechanisms underlying meditation.  Read more

The most surprising, provocative, and inspiring findings published this past year. Read more

Researchers are pinpointing the brain circuits involved in forming habits. Elisha Goldstein takes us through a mindfulness practice to curb bad habits.  Read more

Emma Seppälä looks at the emerging science around the benefits of loving-kindness meditation.  Read more

Whether we're starting a new project or trying to meditate, we can experience resistance, says Elisha Goldstein. But there are ways we can train the brain to get out of the resistance loop.  Read more

Meet the key speakers who will be presenting on September 29 at the Johns Hopkins University Schools of Education, Medicine, and Public Health.  Read more

As much as we're in control of whether we text or not, our relationship with our phones can wreak havoc on the part of the brain that controls impulses.  Read more