The first time I left my own body, I was sitting on my balcony. Sunlight was refracting through the glass behind me, forming a beautiful rainbow 'X' on the floor.

Trauma lives in the body. For some survivors, tattoos become a way to reclaim choice, meaning, and ownership after what was once taken.

Chaitra Navratri, a nine-day Hindu festival honoring Goddess Durga and her nine avatars, begins on March 19, 2026, marking the Hindu New Year and the onset of spring. This period celebrates the ...

Across cultures and spiritual traditions, water has long symbolized life, renewal, and emotional flow. Its movement softens the edges of a busy mind and draws attention back to the present moment.

Sky Gazing Dzogchen, or Great Perfection, is a meditative tradition in Tibetan Buddhism that achieves spiritual awakening ...

Are we all material—tissues and veins—or is there some nonmaterial substance, some essence, that transcends the corporeal ...

A traditional Chinese mind-body practice that combines slow, structured movement, deep breathing and meditative focus lowered blood pressure as effectively as brisk walking in a large randomized ...

Eileen Gu won two silvers and a gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics Hector Vivas/Getty Images Share full article LIVIGNO, Italy — Eileen Gu is a scientist at work, experimenting on her own mind and ...

Karen van Kampen is the author of The Brain Never Sleeps: Why We Dream and What It Means for Our Health. I grew up in a house that was wired for sleep. My dad is a sleep doctor, and when he was ...

Why are 90% of people right-handed and 10% left-handed? A modification of the well-known fighting hypothesis aims to explain ...