Last year my colleague and I were invited to teach a compassion meditation program to third graders at a local elementary school. As I walked through the halls of the school on my way to class, I ...

Parasym, the London-based research company behind the Nuropod wearable, is highlighting findings from a peer-reviewed ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In the current study, the investigators aimed to assess whether a compassion cultivation training program ...

The first time I ever tried a loving-kindness meditation, I was overcome by a feeling of complete… futility. Mentally extending compassion to others and wishing them free from suffering seemed nice ...

A randomized controlled trial in Guangzhou found that an eight-week compassion training program delivered through WeChat produced promising exploratory improvements in self-compassion, mindfulness, ...

A new study suggests that as little as two weeks of compassion meditation training -- intentionally cultivating positive wishes to understand and relieve the suffering of others -- may reduce the ...

With so much pain and suffering in the world, it’s easy to feel “empathic burnout” and the knee-jerk reaction to look away when we see images that are distressing—such as refugees fleeing ...

New research suggests training designed to increase feelings of compassion can lead to more altruistic behavior. Can people be taught to act more altruistically? Newly published research, measuring ...

Helen Y. Weng, Ph.D., from the University of California in San Francisco, and colleagues randomized healthy adults to two weeks of compassion or reappraisal training. Blood-oxygen-level-dependent ...

Training to be more compassionate changes your brain for good Looking for a way to be happier? Are you seeking deeper connections with friends or looking for more friends? Want to relate better to ...

A new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows that the young children of parents who take part in a compassion-based training program develop lower levels of the stress ...