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Cortland J Dahl

2 papers in the library · publishing 2020-2026

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Sitting and Active Meditation Practice: Utilization and Associations with Outcomes in Naturalistic and Clinical Trial Data.

Mindfulness March 9, 2026 Simon B Goldberg, Zishan Jiwani, Cortland J Dahl et al.

Objectives: Digital technology opens the possibility of providing meditation instruction in the midst of daily activities. This study explores the use of "active" meditation practices which involve meditating while completing daily activities (e.g., folding laundry). Method: We use data from public users of the Healthy Minds Program (HMP) meditation app (N = 26,532, Sample 1) and from a...

The plasticity of well-being: A training-based framework for the cultivation of human flourishing.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America December 7, 2020 Cortland J Dahl, Christine D Wilson-Mendenhall, Richard J Davidson

Research indicates that core dimensions of psychological well-being can be cultivated through intentional mental training. Despite growing research in this area and an increasing number of interventions designed to improve psychological well-being, the field lacks a unifying framework that clarifies the dimensions of human flourishing that can be cultivated. Here, we integrate evidence from...