What loving-kindness meditation is and how to practice it in the new year

By: Jeremy David Engels, Penn State, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: December 29, 2025

Words: 978

Last Updated: 4 days, 5 hours ago

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By Jeremy David Engels, Penn State

A popular New Year’s resolution is to take up meditation – specifically mindfulness meditation. This is a healthy choice.

Regular mindfulness practice has been linked to many positive health benefits, including reduced stress and anxiety, better sleep and quicker healing after injury and illness. Mindfulness can help us to be present in a distracted world and to feel more at home in our bodies, and in our …

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