Creative writing and mindfulness meditation have separately been found to enhance empathy. This study investigates the impact of an intensive half-day intervention that combined creative writing and mindfulness meditation to evaluate changes in self-reported empathy. Fourteen participants (11 female, 3 male), ages from 21 to 47 (x = 27 [SD = 7.82]) living in Cyprus, took part in the...
Research into the effects and mechanisms of mindfulness training draws predominantly on quantitative research. There is a lack of understanding about the subjective experiences of experienced mindfulness meditators, which may provide additional insights into the effects, processes and context of mindfulness training. This qualitative study explored the lived experiences of a novel group of...