Angela Wilson

Breathing practices can potentially counteract the detrimental effects of stress and trauma on emotion regulation, physical health, and the ability to…

Can yoga be beneficial in those moments when anxiety hits a suboptimal threshold? Research sheds some light on how yoga might help release those anxious woes.

What makes some of us bounce back in the face of life’s challenges and others crumble? Why is it that, some days, we feel able to take on the world, while on…

LKM offers unique benefits that are subtly different from other kinds of meditation. What are those differences? Some just might surprise you.

Recent research suggests that, actually, not all stress is bad. In fact, the right amount of stress may be just what you need.

A growing amount of research investigates whether yoga and meditation can help with depression, whether warding off a relapse or helping to reverse mild…

During the busy holiday season, we tend to get swept away by both the cheer and the stress. Luckily, contemporary science offers approaches for keeping your…

Researchers are looking at how yoga postures and breathing techniques may change the brain in beneficial ways.

A truly restful night’s sleep can strengthen our immune system, as well as help us mentally process our day and feel emotionally balanced.

From an evolutionary perspective, the amygdala cued our ancestors to danger. But these days, its activity is fixated less on life-threatening situations and…

Several studies show that a weight-related yoga program can help people improve their food choices and their body image.

As the number of people dealing with chronic pain steadily increases, in tandem with the ongoing opioid crisis, both doctors and patients are becoming ever…

Yoga and meditation, with their stress-reducing effects, are potentially useful practices to navigate the waters of addiction.

We apply tapas in any moment when we consciously go against the grain of our conditioned way of being and engage in a new behavior or way of thinking.

Yoga can offer tools to come back into the body, empowering students to begin reclaiming their inner experience.

For many of us, the practice of yoga helps us feel calmer and more soothed. Research helps explain why.

As humans, we have an innate capacity to understand what another person is feeling simply by being present with them.

Research suggests that self-regulation of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors is the primary benefit of the comprehensive practice of yoga.

Our biggest wounds most likely happen in relationship. Can they be healed on the yoga mat?

While many people turn to yoga to reduce stress, an equal number go to yoga class in order to experience a greater sense of connection.

Research is underway that may help increase the understanding of how yoga helps reduce blood pressure for different populations.

Neuroscientific research reveals that mindfulness meditation can significantly change the brain, fortifying our ability to manage difficult emotions and…

The impact of positive emotions is coming under the scrutiny of scientists, as they continue to gain new understanding of how positive emotions can improve…

Pranayama, or the regulation of breath, is an essential part of yoga practice.

Ever wonder why it’s easy to call forth self-discipline one moment, but difficult in another? Researchers have begun to understand self-discipline, or what…

Research is revealing that, among its many other benefits, meditation might also help us be better friends and partners.