Mindfulness

Mindfulness better than CBT for treating depression, study finds

Authors say supported mindfulness-based cognitive therapy also cheaper than treatment NHS usually offers

Denis Campbell Health policy editor

27, Mar, 2023 @4:33 PM

Exposure to other people’s sweat could help reduce social anxiety, study finds

Exposure to chemo-signals from body odour enhances response to mindfulness therapy, trial suggests

Ben Quinn and agencies

26, Mar, 2023 @1:56 PM

Chew slowly, keep moving and eat 30 plants a week: 12 rules for gut health

What to eat, when, how to do it properly – and what to avoid. Experts lay out the food habits that will make a real difference to your health

Emine Saner

19, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM

Life on the edge: meet the man who walked around the UK

Facing financial ruin, the former paratrooper set out on a six-year, 11,000-mile trek around our entire coastline. It changed his life in more ways than he could possibly imagine. By Ella Braidwood

Ella Braidwood

05, Feb, 2023 @11:00 AM

After years of reciting chants, it finally clicked: ‘Just because we see or feel it, doesn’t mean it’s true’ | Bertin Huynh

Being able to separate himself from the negative emotions he can feel has steered Bertin Huynh through substantial life challenges

Bertin Huynh

16, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM

I did the English leg of the Camino de Santiago – starting in Reading

The UK section of the pilgrimage runs through Berkshire and Hampshire to Southampton, where the faithful would set sail for Spain. And it’s now all waymarked

Sarah Baxter

27, Dec, 2022 @7:00 AM

Now Something Is Slowly Changing review – a cold hard look at personal growth

From leadership training with horses to learning emotional growth with pigs, the self-improvement industry is coolly scrutinised in this enigmatic documentary

Peter Bradshaw

26, Dec, 2022 @7:00 AM

Women are still landed with far too much of the Christmas stress – here’s a 12-minute tip | Dora Kamau

Films and TV are full of images of women rushing around, while a man drinks a beer in the background, says Dora Kamau, a mindfulness meditation teacher

Dora Kamau

23, Dec, 2022 @1:00 PM

Mindfulness books for children are a runaway publishing trend

Industry reports sales of titles for under-10s addressing emotions up almost 40%, driven by demand from young people

Amelia Hill

14, Nov, 2022 @6:00 AM

I knew I didn’t have a drinking problem – but I had a problem with drinking | Emma Gannon

I didn’t want this damaging habit, so I got ‘sober curious’, says author Emma Gannon

Emma Gannon

22, Aug, 2022 @9:00 AM

Mindfulness in schools does not improve mental health, study finds

Students who engaged with the meditation practice benefitted but many were bored by it, say researchers

Sally Weale Education correspondent

12, Jul, 2022 @10:30 PM

And breathe … a mindful walk on south Wales’ beautiful Gower peninsula

By combining walking with therapeutic exercises and socialising, one charity aims to restore mental wellbeing