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Diverse community members practicing mindful movement and yoga outdoors, finding peace and collective recovery from burnout.
Mind & Body

Communities prioritize holistic wellness for burnout recovery

This September, communities from Milwaukee's Menomonee River Valley to Georgia Southern's Armstrong Campus are launching free or low-cost mindful movement and holistic wellness events.

Jing Mei Lin·September 10, 2026
A person finds peace and autonomy in solitude by a window, highlighting the psychological benefits of alone time.
Mind & Body

Solitude: Balancing Psychological Benefits and Risks

On days people spent more time alone, they consistently reported feeling less stress and greater satisfaction with their autonomy, a benefit that accumulated across the span of a study, rather than pl

Jing Mei Lin·September 6, 2026
A person experiencing anxiety while obsessively checking their health data on a smartwatch, highlighting the risks of over-tracking.
Mind & Body

Over-tracking your health in 2026 breeds anxiety and privacy risks.

For one author, what began as a reluctant foray into wearable fitness tracking quickly became an all-consuming obsession.

Jing Mei Lin·July 5, 2026
A person meditating peacefully in a yoga pose, bathed in sunlight, symbolizing mental clarity and inner calm.
Mind & Body

What are the holistic benefits of yoga for mental well-being?

Studies using MRI scans have shown that people who regularly did yoga had a thicker cerebral cortex and hippocampus compared with nonpractitioners, according to NCCIH Health .

Jing Mei Lin·June 21, 2026
Person meditating and doing yoga on a mountain peak at dawn, embodying peace and the search for stress relief.
Mind & Body

Yoga and mindfulness offer stress relief, but evidence is limited.

A single standard deviation increase in mindfulness was associated with a 0.

Aisha Bakri·June 20, 2026
A person peacefully journaling by a sunlit window, symbolizing the calming and beneficial effects of gratitude practices on mental well-being.
Mind & Body

What Are Gratitude Mindful Activities for Well-being?

Just 15 minutes a day, five days a week, of practicing gratitude can significantly enhance mental wellness, according to UCLA Health .

Aisha Bakri·June 8, 2026
Elderly woman practicing mindfulness meditation outdoors in a peaceful garden, experiencing tranquility and enhanced wellbeing.
Mind & Body

What are mindful exercises for seniors and why do they boost wellbeing?

Just 30 minutes of daily mindfulness meditation can increase gray matter in the hippocampus, a brain region crucial for memory and learning, even in older adults, according to seniorlifestyle.

Aisha Bakri·June 7, 2026