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Engaging in daily mindfulness practices online is enough to improve mental health and motivate healthy lifestyle choices, according to a new study. Mindfulness is already frequently used in the UK to ...

There is little evidence that teaching all school pupils mindfulness improves their overall resilience and mental health, studies have found. But while a "one-size fits all" approach may not work, ...

There is a crisis in teen mental health, and schools in many countries are exploring different ways to make young people more resilient. However, a UK-based research project, the largest of its kind ...

Mental health amongst university students could be improved by introducing mindfulness training. These are the findings from the first UK study, published in Education Research International, to ...

In our "School Matters" series, stress-reducing exercises in mindfulness are gaining popularity across the world, with apps like Headspace and Calm gaining more than 100 million users. Now, schools ...

Mindfulness is said to do many things for our psyche: it can increase our self-control, sharpen our concentration, extend our working memory and boost our mental flexibility. With practice, we should ...

Mindfulness has been around for thousands of years, but suddenly it’s the new craze. The promise to sharpen concentration, improve mood, reduce stress, improve immune function, and even fight obesity ...

Therapy based on the controversial concept of ‘mindfulness’ works as well as some anti-depressant drugs, according to a major new study. Inspired in part by Buddhist philosophy, mindfulness involves ...

It may be a little early for bold proclamations of this nature, but still: I would bet big money on “mindfulness” being the Oxford English Dictionary’s word of 2014. It was “selfie” in 2013, you’ll ...

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