Science of Mindfulness

11/11/2022

“Mindfulness practices like critical analysis can reveal the mental formations behind these tools.”

New Op-Ed by the Educating Gossip introduces us to the Oppositional Cultural Practice and the way that it can help us reshape society.

Mindfulness practices like critical analysis can reveal the mental formations behind these tools.

02/11/2022

New interview with Dr. Linda Carlson, Professor of Psychosocial Oncology at the University of Calgary, shares her knowledge about the field of psychosocial oncology and how mindfulness can help.

http://ow.ly/I2MC50LrACy

14/10/2022

"How can I have a more satisfying relationship?"

https://scienceofmindfulness.org/trait-mindfulness-and-relationship-satisfaction-the-role-of-forgiveness-among-couples-roberts-et-al-2020/

The researchers were interested in understanding if forgiveness acts as a mechanism by which mindfulness relates to relationship satisfaction. They speculated that being mindful would allow individuals to be aware of their own and their partners’ emotions in a non-judgmental and non-reactive way. ...

12/10/2022

"How can VR be used for meditation?"

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By providing an immersive, engrossing, and controlled visual and auditory experience in which participants can practice mindfulness techniques, Virtual Reality (VR) systems can create immersive, ecologically valid, first-person experiences that can even tap into physiological reactions that align wi...

29/09/2022

Is it enough to be mindful? New research explores the synergistic effect of mindfulness and gratitude on hopefulness. https://scienceofmindfulness.org/exploring-the-nexus-between-mindfulness-gratitude-and-wellbeing-among-youth-with-the-mediating-role-of-hopefulness-a-south-asian-perspective-ali-et-al-2022/

22/08/2022

“Mixed method approaches which incorporate subjective experiences allow me to develop an integrated understanding of how the processing of interoceptive signals impacts the entire organism, across different levels of awareness. That kind of approach is incredibly important for any type of science, but especially contemplative neuroscience research, where there are many different ways of obtaining insight into the impact of contemplative practices on the human experience.”
https://scienceofmindfulness.org/interview-with-dr-sahib-khalsa/

22/07/2022

A new study shows that mindfulness yoga + standard intervention for women with early-stage breast cancer performed better than standard treatment alone for anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life. It didn't improve pain nor fatigue. http://ow.ly/hNyO50JYB4f

20/07/2022

New longitudinal research shows that mindfulness was a moderator of childhood abuse and family strain over a 10-year period in women, but not men. These findings indicate that mindfulness programs may be helpful for women who were abused in childhood. https://bit.ly/3IKecs1

18/07/2022

New research shows the feasibility and effect of an online mindfulness intervention for teens with chronic migraine and high-frequency episodic migraine without aura. Improvements were seen for headache reduction, depression, catastrophizing and disability https://bit.ly/3RGtmT7

18/07/2022

New research found that a brief mindfulness intervention for medical students increased mindfulness levels and decreased perceived stress compared to the control group. Emotional IQ improved in both groups, but more significantly for the mindfulness group. https://bit.ly/3RCo6jv

08/07/2022

New research explored concepts of happiness in relation to mindfulness in students. Results indicate mindfulness was positively related to eudemonism, transformative suffering and negatively related to externality, inflexibility, and fear of happiness https://bit.ly/3uwf2ml

07/07/2022

New research reveals how mindfulness reduces guilt and prosocial reparation, or the drive to repair harm caused by others. Mindfulness reduces guilt, weakens the link between transgressions and reparations, and loving-kindness increases reparations. http://ow.ly/R9Rh50JQ5yh

06/07/2022

New research explores how mindfulness interventions could safely work for youth at risk for psychosis. Practitioners and youth saw potential benefits for stress, managing thoughts and emotions, and increasing positive emotions. Barriers also recognized. https://bit.ly/3ypi78D

01/07/2022

Researchers studied how 2 mindfulness interventions affected distinct phases of stress responses in multiple physiological systems. Results indicate that these interventions reduce stress response in nearly all systems compared to the control group. https://bit.ly/3nHvr3D

29/06/2022

New research explores how mindfulness moderates the relationship between PTSD and concurrent depression in veterans. One facet of mindfulness, nonreactivity, was shown to change this relationship such that depression and PTSD are less significantly related https://bit.ly/3btf5Zf

28/06/2022

Research explored how mindfulness affects physiological response to uncertainty in anxiety. Results showed that intolerance for uncertainty mediated the effects of the ix for social anxiety & worry, but didn't change physiological responses to uncertainty. https://bit.ly/3u8hb7i

08/03/2022

“Mindfulness asks the question, ‘What am I experiencing?’ whereas self-compassion asks the question, ‘What do I need?’”

Read the full interview with Harvard Lecturer and Self-Compassion expert Dr. Christopher Germer

https://scienceofmindfulness.org/interview-with-dr-christopher-germer/

15/11/2021

Dr. Erin Bantum is a clinical psychologist working as an Associate Professor at the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center. She designs and tests online mindfulness interventions for cancer patients. Read her interview here:

https://scienceofmindfulness.org/interview-with-dr-erin-bantum/

01/10/2021

Campus communities are struggling to adjust to the new norm. Learn how Dr. Amy Brown has been successful in offering and sustaining mindfulness classes in her campus community at the University of Hawai'i, Mānoa.

https://scienceofmindfulness.org/interview-with-dr-amy-brown/

29/09/2021

This back-to-school season we're featuring innovators who have brought mindfulness into schools. The first of the series is Dr. Thao Le of the University of Hawai'i. Read her interview and learn how she successfully launched a mindfulness class in her campus community.

https://scienceofmindfulness.org/interview-with-dr-thao-le/

30/06/2021

https://scienceofmindfulness.org/alabama-yoga-ban/

After nearly three decades, a ban prohibiting public schools to offer yoga as an elective for grades K-12 has been overturned in Alabama.

22/02/2021

New interview hot off the press with a rising star in the field of contemplative science! Blake Colaianne, Ph.D. Candidate in Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State University, sheds light on how we can bring mindfulness and compassion to school climates, school teachers, and to the students they serve in order to create a culture of belonging and flourishing. ~5 minute read, Enjoy and share some of your thoughts with us!

https://scienceofmindfulness.org/interview-with-blake-colaianne/

28/01/2021

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There are a lot of definitions floating around for "mindfulness", leaving us wondering “What is Mindfulness?” Michael Juberg, Founder of Scienceofmindfulness.org, provides a multi-faceted overview of mindfulness from its Buddhist origins to its use in modern science and medicine. Learn more about mindfulness as a concept, a psychological trait and state, and a practice in this 5-minute read!

Rather than proposing a single definition, mindfulness might be better understood in relation to the phenomenology of the various contemplative traditions and practices that intend to develop mindfulness.

14/01/2021

Dr. Ruben Laukkonen, a neuroscientist at the VU University of Amsterdam, discusses why 'living in the moment' might be harder than we think.

Ruben Laukkonen is a cognitive neuroscientist at the VU University of Amsterdam. His research focuses on sudden insight experiences and the effects of intensive meditation on the mind and brain. Using a combination of neuroimaging, machine learning, and neuro-phenomenology, Ruben is investigating so...

15/12/2020

New interview with Michael Tumminia explores how mindfulness could be used as a socioemotional tool for high school students.

http://ow.ly/C9oP50CLfOl

Michael J. Tumminia is an avid meditator, researcher, and runner. He is currently a 3rd Year Applied Developmental Psychology PhD candidate at the University of Pittsburgh.

13/11/2020

https://scienceofmindfulness.org/your-brain-is-also-part-of-your-body-contextual-and-contemplative-approaches-in-physical-illness/

Despite significant advances in the field of psychology due to increased research ... the usual care of people with chronic medical conditions still often neglects the psychological issues associated with the physical dimension of the disease.

14/10/2020

Mindfulness as a stimulus towards action-http://ow.ly/whCu50BRQ20

"Whether you call it liberation, theology, transformative justice, mindfulness- we cannot separate those components of practice, all of those things are integrated. Integration brings peace, and peace within is key to embracing the other."

30/09/2020

Meditation and Emotion Regulation-http://ow.ly/jMod50BEURI

Despite growing knowledge that mindfulness meditation can enhance emotional wellbeing, very little is known about how it all works. How exactly does the act of meditation help us deal with the emotional rollercoaster of everyday life? Is mindfulness training actually “transferrable” to real worl...

10/09/2020

This week we had the pleasure to sit down with Grant Jones, a promising doctoral student from Harvard University. Grant shares his story and the important work he is doing with the Black Lotus Collective.

https://scienceofmindfulness.org/interview-with-grant-jones/

Grant Jones (he/him) is an artist, contemplative, researcher, and activist. Currently, he is a 3rd Year Clinical Psychology PhD candidate at Harvard University and Co-Founder of The Black Lotus Collective.

01/09/2020

Self compassion and the brain-http://ow.ly/rdpx50BdGR6

How does self-compassion protect depressed adolescents? Quieting the self may be the key.