They train their bodies to be stronger, more resilient, agile, and functional. The scientists tracked which two groups—meditators or dancers—were better at making the mind-body connection.

Welcome to March Mindfulness Year 2: Gamers v. Meditators. Two groups of meditators agreed to participate. Both call San Francisco home, but they could not have been more diverse.

Zen meditation has many health benefits, including a reduced sensitivity to pain. According to new research from the University of Montreal, meditators do feel pain but they simply don't dwell on ...

It's hard to know what's real and what's just PR, but here are nine surprising people – or groups of people – who, based on my reporting and research, are actually pretty serious about meditation.

The experienced meditators, interestingly, started out with better levels, and this didn’t change over the course of the study, which suggests that meditation has both short- and long-term ...

Correction [Dec. 23, 2010]: The original version of this story misstated that after their three-month stay at a meditation retreat, meditators had on average about 40% more activity of the enzyme ...

June 18, 2008 Meditation quietens your mind, brings calm, awareness and love. And changes your life. India brims with unique destinations that offer rare chances to commune with y ...

Meditators might look like they're asleep but new evidence suggests they're actually more alert than normal (Image: iStockphoto) ...