Learning to take up space: A mindfulness reflection
Erin Doan, Lori Gray, Heather Noble
Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners September 22, 2026 DOI: 10.1097/jxx.0000000000001363 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Interventions | patience trust beginner's mind nonstriving |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Argues that the attitudinal principles of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, including nonjudging, patience, trust, beginner's mind, nonstriving, and letting go, can serve as an implicit foundation for a Nurse Practitioner and Physician Associate Fellowship in specialty neurology, fostering psychological safety, reciprocity, belonging, and sustainable professional identities. |
Abstract
ABSTRACT: The attitudes of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, nonjudging, patience, trust, beginner's mind, nonstriving, and letting go, offer valuable guidance for today's strained health care environments. These principles gradually informed the development of a Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Physician Associate (PA) Fellowship program designed to support NPs and PAs transitioning into complex specialty neurology practice. Mindfulness became the fellowship's implicit foundation, encouraging psychological safety, reciprocity, and belonging. This reflection examines how mindfulness informed the fellowship's culture and the development of sustainable professional identities.
Comparable studies
Other theoretical and historical papers on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness: A proposed operational definition. | 2004 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mechanisms of mindfulness | 2005 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| How Does Mindfulness Meditation Work? Proposing Mechanisms of Action From a Conceptual and Neural Perspective | 2011 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression | 2006 | Theoretical or philosophical paper | |
| Self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-transcendence (S-ART): a framework for understanding the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness | 2012 | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
Citations in the library
Cites 2
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Our Time: A Curriculum that is up to the Task. Global Advances in Integrative Medicine and Health 2023
- An outpatient program in behavioral medicine for chronic pain patients based on the practice of mindfulness meditation: theoretical considerations and preliminary results. General Hospital Psychiatry April 1, 1982