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Itai Ivtzan

3 papers in the library · 609 citations · publishing 2015-2021

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Self-Transcendence as a Buffer Against COVID-19 Suffering: The Development and Validation of the Self-Transcendence Measure-B

Frontiers in Psychology October 6, 2021 Paul T. P. Wong, Gökmen Arslan, Victoria L. Bowers et al. 80 citations

The age of COVID-19 calls for a different approach toward global well-being and flourishing through the transcendence suffering as advocated by existential positive psychology. In the present study, we primarily explained what self-transcendence is and why it represents the most promising path for human beings to flourish through the transformation of suffering in a difficult and uncertain...

Soft is hard: building resilience with loving kindness meditation at work

International Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine 2018 Itai Ivtzan 19 citations

Stress remains a common factor in modern work life, and resilience building strategies have been shown to support and enhance natural human adaptability in overcoming workplace stress.This study examines the resilience and well-being building efficacy of loving-kindness meditation (LKM).Following initial training with employees of Microsoft Corporation in the United Kingdom, through a seven...

A systematic review of the neurophysiology of mindfulness on EEG oscillations

Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 2015 Tim Lomas, Itai Ivtzan, Cynthia H.Y. Fu 510 citations

Mindfulness meditation has been purported as a beneficial practice for wellbeing. It would be expected that the neurophysiology of mindfulness would reflect this impact on wellbeing. However, investigations of the effect of mindfulness have generated mixed reports of increases, decreases, as well as no differences in EEG oscillations in comparison with a resting state and a variety of tasks. We...