I thought I was just signing up for silence. Instead, I found myself on a journey deeper than any I've taken—no luggage, no ...

Meditation experts explain what intermittent silence is, how to do it, how it's different than meditation, and what the benefits of it are. Below, Mattingly and Krishna Bhatta, MD, a urologist and ...

Intentional silence may be just what you need to bring peace and calm to your life. If you’re someone who is really into yoga and/or meditation and find that the practices reliably provide you with ...

Grieving a dissolved marriage, a writer seeks peace and compassion at a meditation retreat in California. Illustration by Owen Gent As I sat cross-legged on a red cushion, tears ran down my cheeks.

It’s always a great idea to stop, look back where you have been, think about where you are going and reflect on your life, relationships and surrounding world. How you decide to reflect and slow down ...

A week in silence may sound like a dream to anyone drained by the constant stimulation of modern life. But the reality of a silent retreat can be far from what you might imagine. Beyond the immediate ...

On the fourth day of my 10-day silent meditation retreat, someone spoke to me. "Hey, you." I didn't look. You're not supposed to engage with people. Noble silence is a foundational tenet of the ...

Robert Wright, the New York Times online columnist and author of The Evolution of God, is pretty much what you’d call a cynic. That’s why I was surprised when he spoke with such reverence of the ...

A new kind of escape is drawing crowds, and it’s not about beaches or cocktails. Instead of playlists and chatter, people are ...