BACKGROUND: Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) has demonstrated efficacy for alleviating cancer-related distress. Although theorized to be the means by which people improve, it is yet to be determined whether outcomes are related to the development or enhancement of mindfulness among participants. This study examined the effect of participation in an MBSR program on levels of mindfulness...
Abstract Laura Pulido (2003) suggests that political action is not just about changing the external world but is also an ‘‘exercise in creating and changing ourselves’’ (p. 51). For Pulido, the interior includes ‘‘such things as our emotions, psychological development, souls and passions, as well as our minds’’ (47). In this chapter I explore the ways that mindfulness practices can be useful in...