BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have shown promising effects across diverse areas of psychiatry, yet their specific role in bereavement remains insufficiently synthesized. Bereavement is a universal but heterogeneous process, with a minority of individuals at risk of developing prolonged grief disorder (PGD). Understanding the potential benefits of MBIs in this...
Objectives: To analyze the subjective experiences reported by long-term meditators, focusing on their highest meditative experiences and their personal interpretations of consciousness.Methods: Forty-five long-term meditators with a minimum of five years of continuous daily practice were requested to describe their highest meditative experiences using an adaptation of the self-inquiry...
This study investigates the perspectives of Advanced Meditators (AMs) on death, focusing on their beliefs, emotional responses, and sense-making processes related to the end of life. Drawing on the responses obtained through direct interviews with 45 experienced practitioners, we utilized thematic analysis to identify a distinctive pattern of existential attitudes shaped by long-term...