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 ...

>>CORRECTION: The article had incorrectly referred to the former fitness center as the former wellness center. The article had also incorrectly read Kristie Godfrey’s title as assistant director of ...

I was in New York recently at a high-level, rather intense asset management customer meeting when on my way back to my hotel, I stopped at St. Patrick's Cathedral to sit quietly, slow down and reflect ...

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 ...

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 ...

On the top floor of SAR Academy in Riverdale, New York, a group of students at the Jewish day school gather for morning prayers. After the recitation of the first blessings, they sit quietly for five ...

It's dusk on a September Tuesday as two dozen people step, silently and deliberately, around a twisting brick courtyard path at St. John's Episcopal Cathedral. A few walk barefoot. Some carry candles ...

NORTH AUGUSTA — Prayers and meditations about health, peace, unity and whatever was on minds of the community were read during a special ceremony at a special tree in North Augusta. Members of the ...

Since the 1960s, the United States Supreme Court has found it unconstitutional for public schools to teach religious practices such as prayer. But today, mindfulness meditation—a Buddhist religious ...