Overhead shot of wine being poured away in an act of giving up alcohol Alcohol has long been synonymous with relaxation. If you want to unwind after a rough day at work—or kick back on the couch, at a ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Want to destress your mind? Start with your body. Progressive Muscle Relaxation is a practice where you methodically tense and release your muscles to ...

Being bored isn’t always a bad thing. There is often so much happening in life that sometimes it’s important to take a moment, do a little less and allow ourselves time to decompress and unwind. How ...

Today’s Happiness Break host: Sherry Zhang is the founder of Tai Chi Solutions and a Master Teacher of Qigong. She is faculty at Pacific College of Health and Sciences in New York City. Dacher Keltner ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Noma Nazish writes about actionable ways to live well. Nearly three in ten Americans report experiencing difficulty falling or ...

It’s been one of those days. By the time you finally sink into the couch, all you want to do is switch off. The thought crosses your mind—just one drink to take the edge off. I get it. I’ve been there ...

Have you been experiencing the feeling of your mind constantly running in different directions? Daily stress from work, school, or just life in general can really take a toll, and sometimes it feels ...

Long-term stress has become a growing health concern. It can cause or make worse a range of physical illnesses such as cardiovascular disease (e.g., Steptoe & Kivimäki, 2012) and mental health issues ...

I went to a very intense music camp in Michigan when I was a kid. We wore uniforms that included navy corduroy short pants, so I was onside from the get go. The camp’s motto was Do More in Less Time.

Dr. Josephine L. Rathbone worries about people who worry. Dr. Rathbone, a stocky, cheerful little woman who rowed four years on the Wellesley crew and got three degrees in physiology, decided a few ...

From gentle movement to two-voice journaling, experts share science-backed strategies for calming your nervous system without reaching for a drink. ByNoma Nazish, Contributor. Forbes contributors ...