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On a bad day—and we all have them—stressors pile up. Our tolerance blocks max out, and even the little things set us off. We’re anxious and often too agitated to even meditate. Next time your brain, and stomach, get knotted up, consider these suggestions.

1. First, slow...

Amazingly, almost two-thirds of Americans say they need assistance in managing stress. But stress itself is not actually the problem. The problem is how we respond to stress.

Our stress response is, of course, critical to our survival. It can save our lives if we’re in...

For an ancient practice, we now have modern scientific indications that it is effective.  The advent of MRIs and other brain-scanning techniques have allowed neuroscientists to peer directly into meditators' brains to see the impact of mindfulness and meditation. Conse...