Serial entrepreneur Ben Casnocha has long been interested in meditation’s potential to reduce stress. But in 2012, he delved into it seriously–really seriously–through silent meditation retreats. He ...

The first time I ever went on a silent meditation retreat, 11 years ago, I thought I had entered the zombie apocalypse. After arriving and having dinner with my fellow retreatants, we went into ...

Visitors come in droves to a Morristown Jesuit center to leave modern chaos behind. Could our reporter unplug from a frenetic lifestyle?

Statistically, just 2–5% of us meditate— and for only 15–20 minutes a day. Imagine meditating 30 times longer for 9 days straight — without devices, speaking, eye contact, books, or music. That’s ...

I signed up for a ten-day Vipassana retreat a few years ago because I was bone-tired of being “busy.” Busy for grades, busy for work, busy for nothing. My calendar was full, my head louder than any ...