How Often Should You See a Therapist for Anxiety?
When it comes to therapy for anxiety, most people start with weekly sessions. Weekly visits let you build momentum, stay accountable, and actually see progress rather than getting stuck in a rut. But here’s the real deal: there’s no single number that works for everyone. The best therapy frequency depends on your unique symptoms, goals, […]
How Meditation Became Medicine
Day 3 S.N. Goenka, the teacher of this technique, offers only the meditation technique of “the body scan.” A copper-skinned bullfrog of a man with a sonorous baritone voice, he instructs us to scan from our feet to “the top of de head” over and over. The amount of sensations that reveal themselves is staggering—numbness, […]
The Promise and Limits of Meditation Research
Day 5: My capacity to notice small details has increased exponentially, for better and for worse. I am acutely aware of my body in a way I’ve never experienced. I can track with minute precision the moment a thought arises, the way it causes a ripple of physiological impact, the way that shapes the subsequent […]
When Meditation Goes Very, Very Wrong
Day 6: I cycle through every meditation posture I can think of. I have amassed a pillow fort of props and cushions, desperate to help myself make it through each session. I fear I am doing permanent damage to my knees. The physical challenge heralded by my first practice was worse than I had feared. […]
Taming the Racing Mind: Practical Strategies for Anxiety Relief
Many people find themselves awake at night with thoughts spinning at a mile a minute, leaving them feeling drained and restless. Anxiety often takes hold when a racing mind hijacks your attention, making it tough to concentrate or drift off to sleep. In this guide, you’ll learn what fuels persistent worry and how to calm […]
