2017
N. Jadhav, R. Manthalkar, Y. Joshi
In this paper, the effect of meditation on the seven load arithmetic tasks using Electroencephalogram (EEG) is investigated. The focused attention on breathing is taught to 11 healthy subjects as a simple meditation technique. EEG signals have been recorded at the beginning of meditation and after four weeks of regular meditation (daily 20 minutes) using EMOTIV device. The higher order...
International Journal of Yoga
2017
Vasant Venkatraman Shastri, Alex Hankey, Bhawna Sharma et al.
Competitive examinations, particularly in mathematics, have made emotional stress a major problem for preuniversity students, emotions like aggression toward fellow students and teachers increase. Mindfulness is a quality that reduces both emotional stress and aggression, so increasing mindfulness should be helpful. To study the effects of Yoga Pranayama (YP) and Vedic Mathematics (VM) on...
Transpersonal Psychology Review
2017
Maya Campbell
This paper is in part a reflection on the personal illness which led the author to discover mindfulness and compassion training that supported and helped the author in her rehabilitation after having suffered a cardiac arrest. It explores the origins of mindfulness training and how a more explicit teaching of compassion skills has been found to be highly beneficial in the health and wellbeing,...
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
2017
J. Thimmapuram, Robert Pargament, Kedesha Sibliss et al.
ABSTRACT Background: Burnout poses significant challenges during training years in residency and later in the career. Meditation is a tool to treat stress-related conditions and promote wellness. Telomere length may be affected by burnout and stress. However, the benefits of meditation have not been fully demonstrated in health care professionals. Objective: We assessed the effects of a 12-week...
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
2017
Subhadra Evans, M. Ling, B. Hill et al.
Meditation-based interventions such as mindfulness and yoga are commonly practiced in the general community to improve mental and physical health. Parents, teachers and healthcare providers are also increasingly using such interventions with children. This review examines the use of meditation-based interventions in the treatment of children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)....
Journal of Psychology and Cognition
2017
Martha Azucena Traverso-Yépez, Andrew Safer
Stress and anxiety are afflicting Canadians at all ages significantly impacting their health and well-being. In this article, we argue that community-based non-medical alternatives are needed to relieve pressure from the health care system, provide wellness-based solutions that do not rely on medication and empower the individual to assume a primary role in self-care. We present the evaluation...
Queensland University of Technology
2017
Madhavan Mani
1 citation
This thesis tests the efficacy of mindfulness mobile apps to improve wellbeing of young people. It reviews and evaluates existing mindfulness mobile apps to identify high-quality ones and demonstrates their potential to improve wellbeing of young people. Mindfulness has gained empirical support as an effective treatment for variety of mental health conditions including stress, anxiety and...
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
2017
Brett Froeliger, Amanda R. Mathew, Patrick A. McConnell et al.
88 citations
The primary goal of this pilot feasibility study was to examine the effects of Mindfulness‐Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), a behavioral treatment grounded in dual‐process models derived from cognitive science, on frontostriatal reward processes among cigarette smokers. Healthy adult (N = 13; mean (SD) age 49 ± 12.2) smokers provided informed consent to participate in a 10‐week study...
Digital Commons - East Tennessee State University
2017
Veronica L O'Brien
Mindfulness meditation is an emerging trend, and previous research conducted focused on benefits of mindfulness meditation as a training technique for beginning counselors, symptoms mindfulness meditation may alleviate, and specific types of mindfulness meditation (e.g., Feldman, Greeson, & Senville, 2010; Greason & Welfare, 2013; Khoury et al., 2013; Sedlmeier, et al., 2012). Little research...
Education and Culture
2017
Kyle A. Greenwalt, Cuong H. Nguyen
5 citations
In this paper, we explore the degree to which the Buddhist mindfulness practice and the habits of democratic citizenship can be reconstructed in light of each other. We ask what mindfulness is, seeking to first understand it in its Buddhist context. Then we turn to the work of John Dewey in order to seek possibilities for mutual reconstruction. Finally, we ask how we can reconcile mindful...
Center for International and Regional Studies
2017
Samani Pratibha Pragya
This study is an attempt to trace the history and development of prekṣā-dhyāna (perception meditation), developed in the last quarter of the twentieth century by Ācārya Mahāprajña (1920-2010), the tenth ācārya of the Jaina Śvetāmbara Terāpanth sect.Prekṣā-dhyāna represents a new synthesis of ancient Jaina ascetic techniques, classical ritualistic meditative elements, and modern science, aimed...
NRCT Data Center
2017
Boonchaya WiwitKhajorn
This research has the objectives which are; to study the practical and the examination guidelines in Theravada, to study the practical and the examination of the three Meditation Organization in Myanmar, to study and analyse the practical and the examination guidelines in the Buddhist scriptures and the Meditation Organization in Myanmar.From the research it has found that : The practical and...
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy
2017
Thomas Pedulla
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is a time-limited (eight-week) group therapy program designed to help participants manage depression, anxiety, and other forms of emotional distress. Research has shown it to be especially effective in reducing symptoms of depression and preventing relapse. In addition to attending the eight weekly group meetings, participants are expected to complete...
International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP
2017
Lilisbeth Perestelo-Pérez, Jorge Barraca, Wenceslao Peñate et al.
Background/Objective: This systematic review aims to evaluate the effect of interventions based on the mindfulness and/or acceptance process on ruminative thoughts, in patients with depression. Method: Electronic searches in Medline, Embase, Cochrane Central, PsycInfo, and Cinahl until December 2016, in addition to hand-searches of relevant studies, identified eleven studies that fulfilling...
AACN advanced critical care
2017
Meredith Mealer, Rachel M. Hodapp, David Conrad et al.
Workplace stress can affect job satisfaction, increase staff turnover and hospital costs, and reduce quality of patient care. Highly resilient nurses adapt to stress and use a variety of skills to cope effectively. To gain data on a mindfulness-based cognitive therapy resilience intervention for intensive care unit nurses to see if the intervention program would be feasible and acceptable....
Psychology, Health & Medicine
January 2017
Jia-Yuan Zhang, Yu-Qiu Zhou, Zi-Wei Feng et al.
Breast cancer (BC) patients in China suffered from a variety of psychology stress such as perceived stress and anxiety, posttraumatic growth (PTG) as a positive factor could promote their psychology health and quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on promoting PTG, decreasing perceived stress and anxiety of Chinese BC...
Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
January 2017
Richard R Reich, Cecile A Lengacher, Carissa B Alinat et al.
Breast cancer survivors (BCS) face adverse physical and psychological symptoms, often co-occurring. Biologic and psychological factors may link symptoms within clusters, distinguishable by prevalence and/or severity. Few studies have examined the effects of behavioral interventions or treatment of symptom clusters. The aim of this study was to identify symptom clusters among post-treatment BCS...
Mindfulness
2017
Rebecca S. Crane
There is expanding interest in mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) within the mainstream. While there are research gaps, there is empirical evidence for these developments. Implementing new evidence into practice is always complex and difficult. Particular complexities and tensions arise when implementing MBPs in the mainstream. MBPs are emerging out of the confluence of different...
Holistic Nursing Practice
2017
Chung Eun Lee, Sanghee Kim, Sue Kim et al.
This nonequivalent control group pre-/posttest study investigated the effectiveness of a mindfulness-based stress reduction program at improving both the physical status and psychological status of 18 patients with metastatic breast cancer. The mindfulness-based stress reduction program had a mild effect of improving average pain and alleviating distress.
Mindfulness
2017
Zhenrong Shi, Angus MacBeth
Presenting with common mental health difficulties, particularly depression and anxiety, there is also preliminary evidence that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) including mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and integrated mindfulness yoga practices may also be effective in reducing common mental health difficulties during pregnancy. We...