&bull: Meditation and prayer shift brain activity from the stress-prone right frontal cortex to the calmer left cortex. • Slowing the breathing rate to 6 breaths per minute synchronizes breathing with ...

There’s an old saying that prayer is talking to God while meditation is listening to God. While it’s an oversimplification, the statement nevertheless conveys a kernel of truth. Meditation and ...

Deepak Chopra, a physician, is the author, most recently, of "Brotherhood: Dharma, Destiny and the American Dream" and "God: A Story of Revelation." June 27, 2013 Prayer and meditation both come with ...

Researchers compared the immediate effects of hypnosis, mindfulness meditation, and Christian prayer on pain intensity and tolerance. The results suggested that a single session of hypnosis and ...

In an increasingly hectic world, the practices of prayer and meditation emerge as profound tools for spiritual connection and ...

Alternative approaches try to inspire regular prayer as a lifelong religious practice. On the top floor of SAR Academy in Riverdale, New York, a group of students at the Jewish day school gather for ...

December: love it or hate it, it comes around every year and, whether we celebrate Christmas as a religious holy day, a cultural holiday, or not at all, almost everyone gets caught up in the ...

A collection of prayer, poetry, and spiritual practice centering the Black interior world, from the New York Times bestselling author of This Here Flesh and creator of Black Liturgies "A true ...

My place of prayer and meditation is the bathroom, precisely, sitting on the stool, and has been for the 36 years I have been clean and sober. It is a place that is private and can be found for the ...