Mindfulness in the News
- Don’t Buy into the Backlash – the Science on Meditation is Clear
One flawed study can’t diminish the benefits of meditation in the workplace.
by Richard J. Davidson, PhD and Arianna Huffington
Research
Research on mindfulness-based programs and the effects of mindfulness practice has increased dramatically in many areas from physical and mental health conditions to investigations into how mindfulness impacts the brain or changes our relationships. There are currently over 150 studies funded by the National Institutes of Health and multiple studies in other institutions. Here are some links to specific studies:
- UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center
- University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare, and Society
- Center for Healthy Minds - University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Mindfulness Center at Brown University
- Mindful
Articles of Interest
- From States to Traits: the Latest Science on What Meditation Can and Can’t Do
- Robert W. Coleman Elementary School replaces detention with meditation
- Standardised Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Healthcare: An Overview of Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of RCTs
- The Morning Intention Setting Meditations: The Small Habit That Could Change Your Life
- Driving to Distraction
- Mindfulness Meditation May Benefit People with Chronic Insomnia
- Study Finds Mindfulness Meditation Offers Relief for Low-Back Pain
- Mindfulness Meditation and Psychopathology
- Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction for Healthy Individuals: A Meta-analysis
- Mindfulness-meditation-based Pain Relief is Not Mediated by Endogenous Opioids
Videos
- Cognitive Neuroscience of Mindfulness Meditation
- Jon Kabat-Zinn: Coming to Our Senses
- Jon Kabat-Zinn: An Introduction to the 9 Attitudes
- Zindel Segal: The Mindful Way Through Depression
- Mindful Chair Yoga: A 30-Minute Practice
