Background: Digital meditation-based interventions (MBIs) reach vast global audiences with millions of active users, yet concerns persist about the frequency and nature of adverse experiences (ie, AExs) occurring during meditation training. Some researchers have argued that AExs are substantially underdetected and reflect iatrogenic harm caused by meditation (ie, adverse effects [AEfs]). Others...
This invited commentary responds to Berryman et al. (2025), "The mindful scientist: How meditation could support ethical scientific practice," and offers an implementation-focused perspective on the role of meditation-based ethical development interventions (MBEDs) within contemporary academic systems. We begin by acknowledging the importance of the ethical challenges facing academia and the...
Commonly conducted mindfulness-based trainings such as Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) highlight training in two key forms of meditation: focused attention (FA) and open monitoring (OM). Largely unknown is what each of these mindfulness practices contributes to emotional and other important training outcomes. This dismantling trial...