Ancient Wisdom Practices Can Help You Thrive This Semester
September 9, 2026
Research shows ancient wisdom practices teach balance during student life. Learn More
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Center for Healthy Minds Shares Crucial Findings of No Symptom Worsening Following Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy
August 20, 2026
Researchers have released findings of no evidence that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) increased a risk of symptom worsening, in a... Learn More >
Latest CHM Study Aims to End the Trial and Error of Mental Health Care
August 19, 2026
What if there were a more timely, nimble and accurate way to measure people’s mental wellbeing to understand when treatment starts working and for... Learn More >
Community Wisdom is Transforming Wellbeing Initiatives and Research
June 24, 2026
Collaborations between Wisconsin community members and Center for Healthy Minds highlight the power of initiatives and research grounded in trust,... Learn More >
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How to Build Climate Courage
May 1, 2025
To face the climate crisis, we have to feel it first. Dig deeper into building climate courage ahead Earth Day in this inspiring article with... Learn More
Mind & Life Podcast: Melissa Rosenkranz – Mind, Body, World
May 1, 2025
In the latest Mind & Life podcast episode, contemplative scientist and Center for Healthy Minds expert Melissa Rosenkranz explores how inflammation... Learn More
How to build resilience in hard times
April 23, 2025
“Inner, community, and planetary resilience are interdependent,” says Loka Director Dekila Chungyalpa. “You cannot achieve any one of these things... Learn More
CHM Researchers to Study How to Navigate Climate Change Distress
April 4, 2025
An online four-course program launched by the Loka Initiative last year, is also the center of a study by Center for Healthy Minds (CHM)... Learn More >
Beyond Happiness: What Science Says About a Flourishing Life
April 4, 2025
People who embrace their emotions rather than constantly striving to feel happy often experience greater well-being. Learn More
Can Mindfulness and Community Break the Cycle? New CHM Study Seeks to Support Mental Health After Incarceration
April 2, 2025
What if a mindfulness-based, trauma-sensitive curriculum for formerly incarcerated people could improve mental health and wellbeing, and support... Learn More >
Insights at the Edge Podcast: The Energizing Force of Compassion, with Dr. Cortland Dahl
March 26, 2025
A conversation on turning your everyday actions into offerings of generosity and care. Learn More
This is how to rewire your brain in less than a day according to a neuroscientist
March 26, 2025
Neuroscientist Richard Davidson explains how microdosing well-being can change your relationship to your thoughts, manage the activation of your... Learn More
Our Commitment to the Science and Practice of Wellbeing
March 7, 2025
On a day when thousands here in Madison and across the country are standing up for science, we assure our supporters and the public that the Center... Learn More >
Building a Culture of Belonging, Flourishing and Love with Dr. Tony Chambers
March 6, 2025
How is belonging a practice of love? Are "fitting in" and "belonging the same?" Is experience belonging the same as a sense of belonging? ? Dig... Learn More
The Center for Healthy Minds, along with other venues, hosted the cultural event in February 2025.
February 28, 2025
The Center for Healthy Minds, along with other venues, hosted the cultural event in February 2025. Learn More
Dosage Dilemma: Unpacking Meditation App Science with Simon Goldberg
February 12, 2025
Although meditation apps are gaining popularity, a clear link between usage dosage and intervention outcomes has yet to be established. In this... Learn More