“Anxiety is a projection of fear that sends signals to the amygdala and hippocampus in the brain,” explains Melissa Hankins, MD, a Harvard-trained psychiatrist based in Seattle. And in some situations ...

If you’ve seen someone tapping their knees or shoulders on the subway lately, alternating between tapping their left and right sides, they’re using a science-based technique called “bilateral ...

There’s a tapping practice shown to ease stress, balance emotions, and support healing. We explore the science behind Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT. There’s a tapping practice shown to ease ...

An upcoming flight was the source of my anxiety. I recently had knee surgery and the idea of getting my bags to the terminal on my own made my heart race and my thoughts run wild: Assuming I made it ...

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), also known as “tapping,” is a method that some individuals have found helpful in managing their emotions. During EFT, individuals tap certain points on their body – ...

Peta Stapleton has received funding from The Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology to investigate the topic in this article in research trials. She may be remunerated for keynote speeches ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Adults and children deal with stress in different ways. A good way to cope with that stress is through “tapping.” That’s right, tapping. The technique is fully explained in a ...

Decades of research have established that movement has a positive effect on mental health. By Erik Vance When it comes to mental health, most treatments for conditions like depression or anxiety come ...

Physical activity can relieve stress and may also improve anxiety and depression symptoms. Experts think it does this by both promoting resilience and giving a person a break from their stress, ...

For 12 weeks, 149 people ran around a fitness facility in Gothenburg, Sweden three times a week — not because they wanted to lose weight or attain some New Year’s resolution, but because they wanted ...