A few minutes of sitting still can look like nothing from the outside. Inside the brain, though, regular mindfulness practice appears to train some of the same systems used for attention, memory, emotional balance, and stress recovery. Mindfulness is often described as paying attention to the present moment with openness and less judgment. Meditation is one common way to practice it, but mindfulness can also happen while walking, eating, listening, or breathing through a stressful moment. The...

Stress often shows up in the body before the mind has words for it. A tight chest, clenched jaw, shallow breathing, tense shoulders, or a racing pulse can appear long before someone can explain what is wrong. EFT tapping offers a simple way to work with both the body and the mind at the same time. EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques. It blends gentle fingertip tapping on specific points of the body with focused attention on thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations. Many people use...