One in four who meditate regularly have a bad experience, study says
The survey found that more male respondents had a negative meditated-related experience than female
9 best men's yoga wear
Tight tops and baggy pants, or the other way around, there is something for everyone in our men's yoga wear line-up
10 best budget tablets
There will be tablets under many trees this Christmas, but they don’t have to cost hundreds. Here are 10 good-value but high-performing devices
Chinese businessman Anxiang Du convicted of murdering family of four
Court hears how Du 'massacred' his former business partners Mr and Mrs Ding as well as their two teenage daughters
Summer Guide 2013: Mountains
Learn about life in the Swiss mountains with the new BaseCamp package at Nira Alpina (00 41 081 838 6969; niraalpina.com). Keep all the family amused on a summer break at this designer hotel in St Moritz, in the Engadine Valley, with workshops for children on edible mountain plants, how to milk cows and make cheese, and active pursuits including kite-surfing, climbing and sailing. From Sfr875 (£606)pp for five nights' B&B, picnic two guided hiking tours, plus other trips and treats. Children aged under 12 can stay free of charge in their parents' room. International travel costs extra. Departures are between 15 June and 13 October.
The Enigma of the Return, By Dany Laferrière, trans. David Homel
A magnificent meditation on loss and political exile as a great Haitian writer returns home
The perfect holidays for posers
Whether you seek the path to spiritual enlightenment or just want somewhere to unwind, there's a yoga trip out there for you, says Lucy Gillmore
Stay The Night: Lahuen Co Eco Lodge, Argentina
Surrounded by crystal clear lakes and white-water streams, this thermal spa is a meditation on wilderness, says Minty Clinch