Mantras are used in meditation practice to help ground you to the current moment and release your mind from invading thoughts. Mantra meditation is meant to relax and center you by releasing judgments ...

The most common mental illness in the U.S., severe anxiety is something that affects at least 18% of the population. Anxiety can surface out of nowhere and turn any moment into a bad experience. When ...

'Om' is a legitimate mantra with an ancient tradition — if it's pronounced correctly and spoken only in your head. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable March Mindfulness is an annual Mashable series that ...

Transcendental Meditation is a mantra-based form of meditation designed to induce calmness. The benefits of Transcendental Meditation include reduced stress, anxiety, and depression. To do ...

Meditating on a mantra is a powerful way to release stress, and it's also great for unleashing creativity. Many mantra meditators say once they began the practice they became much more creative, ...

Even as a meditator for over 25 years, I still welcome a little guidance. I prefer hearing some words of comfort, encouragement, and wisdom from the masters: founding guru Jon Kabat-Zinn, Dan Harris’ ...

In 1974, the year before I was born, my parents had a small wedding in my aunt’s living room and then spent their honeymoon becoming teachers of Transcendental Meditation. Those were the days when ...