Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of Eat, Pray, Love, which chronicles a year she spent in Italy, India and Indonesia. During the stay in India, her struggles to quiet her mind came to a head one warm ...

(The Conversation) — In the 1960s many Americans may have only known Hinduism through meditation, but the story of this country’s relationship with Hinduism is much longer and more complex. In the ...

Meditation is believed to be a simple mental exercise that not only energises the soul but also gives the brain a boost. Much has been said and discussed in the Indian shastras about the value of ...

Scientists discovered that experienced meditators also exhibit higher activity in the gamma frequency range, which is ...

Neuroscience now provides substantial evidence that meditation leads to measurable changes in brain structure and function, a concept known as neuroplasticity. Studies show increased grey matter in ...

As you know, India is currently in crisis. A deadly second wave of COVID-19 is ripping through the population, causing reams of death and suffering. Amid the devastation, Indian yoga and meditation ...

It was 1967 and the Indian meditation guru Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, dressed in white with long flowing black hair and a gray beard, beamed as he stood surrounded by four smiling young Beatles at the ...

Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan on Sunday underlined the vital role of meditation in fostering inner peace, emotional balance and social harmony, asserting that true national development must include ...

Silent retreats have become increasingly common in the United States in recent years. To calm down and reset their nervous ...