Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program and its Application in Health Psychology
The Japanese Journal of Health Psychology 2008 Yutaka Haruki, Rie Ishikawa, Rika Kouno et al. 4 citations
This paper provides an overview of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program developed by Kabat-Zinn. The meaning of mindfulness, Kabat-Zinn's view of mediation, and six techniques of MBSR—eating meditation, breathing, body scan, yoga, walking meditation and sitting meditation—are explained. The effectiveness of MBSR on increased stress tolerance, cognitive change, improved...