10 of the best meditation retreats in the UK and Europe
We pick mindfulness and meditation holidays in beautiful surroundings – many combined with other activities like walking, singing and tai chi
Mind, body and soul: the rise of the holistic wellness makeover
Deadlifts and six-packs alone are so 2018 – here’s how to find balance and boost your emotional and physical health
Seeking inner peace in a violent, unequal world is not a selfish act
That is, so long as you don’t ignore the outside world, like the Twitter CEO who blithely tweeted from a meditation retreat in Myanmar, says Holly Rigby, a teacher and union activist
Too many problems? Maybe coping isn’t the answer
Books about mindfulness or hygge are criticised for accepting injustice. But humans have always ‘coped’ – and pretending otherwise can be a source of misery
‘I don’t like the stress of dying’: the game for people who don’t want to fight
#SelfCare packs a ‘tend and befriend’ strategy to appeal to players who find combat titles a turn-off. Its designers, Brie Code and Eve Thomas, make the case for staying in bed all day
What does running do to your brain?
Neuroscientists have studied treadmill runners, ultramarathon athletes – and a number of lab animals – to investigate the effects of running on grey matter
Shine: the self-care app that teaches you to ‘hustle more mindfully’
Leaving your scepticism at the door, this digital wellness startup can feel like a personal therapist
‘I couldn’t sit still, I couldn’t be on my own’: how I coped with my crippling anxiety
Author Kate Riordan had two miscarriages which then brought on severe health anxiety. Here she describes how she got through the storm
So you gave up drink/carbs/iPhones? Fine. But we don’t want to hear about it
Why do the new puritans have to be so boring?
Mindfulness courses at work? This should have us all in a rage
Lunchtime meditation might reduce workers’ stress – but it does nothing to tackle the rat-race culture that causes it, says freelance journalist William Little