Center for Healthy Minds

Could general well-being practices like meditation encourage eco-friendly behaviors and attitudes? A new study from the Center for Healthy Minds explores the connection between meditation and environmental consciousness and suggests the relationship might not be that simple.

Dr. Tony Chambers, Director of Equity, Inclusion and Innovation, speaks on his career journey in higher education, and how to create a campus culture that supports resiliency, acceptance and value. Check out the episode now on UW-Madison L&S Elevate podcast.

The four pillars of well-being based on the Center's research: awareness, connection, insight and purpose, are shared along with practical tips for cultivating mental wellness on a daily basis

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson talks about how simple self-care practices can be easily integrated into your daily routine.

The Healthy Minds Program app and the Center for Healthy Minds are featured as resources to help calm anxious thoughts and restless energy related to the election.

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson talks about the benefits of simple practices in meditation apps.

Center Scientist Pelin Kesebir shares information about managing emotional styles that affect health and relationships.

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson talks about how our brains are constantly being shaped, and that well-being is a skill that each of us can develop.

Center Scientist Pelin Kesebir explains how we can change our brains towards sustained happiness through self awareness and how self kindness is essential in that transformation

Mindfulness can reduce the risk of relapse in people with depression, help manage chronic pain and improve some measures of heart health. Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson shares insights from research that points to physical benefits of meditation

Faculty member Julie Poehlmann-Tynan talks about educational materials created with Sesame Street to help kids and families of Incarcerated Parents.

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson talks about the benefits of meditation and the importance of building a regular practice.

Center founder and director Richard Davidson shares research-backed tips for easing depression.

talk about well-being during Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson discusses COVID-19, the role of contemplative practice in social justice work and policing, and how to cultivate a healthy mind at any age.

A new study from Center faculty member, Dr. Julie Poehlmann-Tynan and other researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds that families affected by parental incarceration benefited from resources that Sesame Workshop developed to support them.

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson talks about research that suggests that meditation can create physical changes in the brain within a short time of beginning to practice.

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson shares the value of daydreaming. He suggests sitting alone, without stimuli, and looking inward. Intentional daydreams can harness the full power of the human mind, especially during challenging times.

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson talks about how meditation can nurture the mind and improve well-being. He shares tips for getting started with meditation.

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson has been offering regular virtual meditations alongside meditation trainers and experts on the Healthy Minds Innovations YouTube Channel throughout the COVID-19 pandemic

Center Founder Richard Davidson and ABC News’ Dan Harris speak with the Dalai Lama about meditation and how to relax and stay calm during the pandemic.

His Holiness spoke with ABC News' Dan Harris in an interview for "Nightline" about how he is spending his time while self-isolating during COVID-19 pandemic. This is a clip from a recent video interview with Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson appears on a recent Ten Percent Happier podcast with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Ten Percent Happier's Dan Harris

Loka Director Dekila Chungyalpa is interviewed on the Go Simone podcast. She shares the back-story of the Loka Initiative and how it supports faith leaders with education, tools and resources in support of conservation and climate activism.

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson shares tips for developing a meditation habit, and suggests that the best form of meditation is whatever form of meditation you actually do

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson shares tips for incorporating meditation into your life, and the research that explains how regular meditation may help

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson shares insights from research that shows altruistic behavior can enhance feelings of well-being.

Healthy Minds Innovations has been offering live guided meditations each weekday to help people feel more calm and become more resilient during this challenging time. Center founder and director Richard Davidson shares insights from his live meditations.

Center Founder and Director shares insights from research about the value of expressing appreciation or gratitude for those we love. This can be especially helpful when we are not able to be together with loved ones during the pandemic.

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson shares advice for practicing appreciation and self-compassion during the COVID-19 pandemic

Center founder and director Richard Davidson suggests leaving visual cues as reminders to practice mindfulness, even when you're under extreme stress

Postdoctoral Research Associate Matt Hirshberg talks about how mindfulness can help preservice teachers improve classroom skills.

The Center's new longitudinal MRI case study of a Buddhist monk suggests that daily meditation may slow down brain aging over time.

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson talks about how social distancing can be seen as an act of generosity during the time of COVID-19

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson talks about acting with compassion through social distancing and how to manage anxiety during this challenging time

Newsweek highlights a Center study that scanned the brain of a Buddhist Monk, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, over the course of 14 years. Findings suggest daily meditation could help protect the brain from aging

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson talks about a Center study that found daily, intensive meditation slowed a monk's brain aging by as much as eight years

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson shares details from a recent study of Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche's brain that suggests meditative practice may be associated with slowed biological aging

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson talks with the BBC about a Center research study with Buddhist monks that showed meditation can change the brain in enduring ways

Faculty member Charles Raison talks about depression and recent research on mind-body coherence and interventions

Dekila Chungyalpa, Director of the Loka Initiative, talks about how she has brought faith and environmentalism together to help lead interfaith climate activism.

Teachers at St. George’s Episcopal School in New Orleans share their experience with the Center's Kindness Curriculum

Julie Poehlmann-Tynan, a Center faculty member, talks about the impacts of compassion on young children and parents

Center scientists share the impact from a study where kids played a video game to train mindfulness

Center Founder and Director Richard Davidson shares insights from research on how developing the skill of compassion can help us be happier while making others happier too.

Pelin Kesebir, a scientist at the Center, shares perspective on the history of existential anxiety and how to cope with it

CNN shares strategies from Center Director Richard Davidson to build gratitude and improve emotional health.

Richard Davidson's thoughts on well-being are featured in this Forbes article on personal management

The work of the Center for Healthy Minds was featured in the final episode on hope of the Discovery Channel documentary Why We Hate