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Mini Ruiz

2 papers in the library · publishing 2026

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Adverse Experiences in Brief Meditation Practices: Randomized Controlled Trial.

JMIR Mental Health September 14, 2026 Otto Simonsson, Zishan Jiwani, Mini Ruiz et al.

Background: Meditation has become increasingly popular in recent decades. However, relatively little remains known about the prevalence of and risk factors for adverse experiences related to a single meditation practice. Objective: The objective of our study was to examine adverse experiences associated with 3 brief, digitally delivered meditation practices (mindfulness, self-compassion, and...

Personalized prediction of response to three meditation practices: A randomized controlled trial

Behaviour Research and Therapy August 10, 2026 Otto Simonsson, Christian A. Webb, Mini Ruiz et al.

Despite decades of meditation research, there is a lack of preregistered and well-powered studies that investigate the effects of brief meditation practices on subjective wellbeing and use data-driven approaches to predict response to these interventions. Using representative samples of the US and UK adult populations with regards to age, sex, and ethnicity (N = 5049), we conducted a...