Sage OpenOctober 1, 2025Andréa Oddos, Guy Gimenez, S. Khalfa
Nondual awareness (NDA), a unified, unchanging state of consciousness devoid of other phenomenal contents, can be achieved by various means such as contemplative practices. NDA seems to have a beneficial effect on well-being. This study aimed to validate a French version of the Nondual Awareness Dimensional Assessment-Trait (NADA-T) scale used to measure predisposition to NDA in the context of...
MindfulnessOctober 1, 2025Francesco Tormen, C. Mascarello
Abstract The soteriological path in Mahāyāna Buddhism entails a pivotal cognitive shift through which all phenomena are recognized as empty of inherent existence. This paper aims to reformulate this concept using terminology aligned with contemporary psychology and cognitive science, demonstrating how Buddhist methodologies are directed toward developing the capacity to recognize cognitive...
A fundamental aspect of human experience is that of being a bounded and embodied agent. This basic sense of self typically operates implicitly, yet traditional contemplative accounts alongside recent work in philosophy, phenomenology and neuroscience suggests that it can be attenuated or even fully dissolved while retaining awareness. Here we present an extended analysis of data from a...
While Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) are increasingly explored for enhancing sports performance and mental health in athletes, existing systematic reviews present conflicting results regarding their efficacy due to methodological inconsistencies and varied athlete populations. To address these discrepancies, this umbrella review critically evaluates evidence from systematic reviews to...
Suicide is the leading cause of death among adolescents worldwide and has serious implications for socio-economic development. Some studies have found that suicide attempts and suicidal thoughts are more likely to occur in adolescents with depression. In depressed adolescents, cognitive function is often significantly impaired. The cognitive function of depressed adolescents is mainly...
Abstract Anticipatory grief is an important psychological challenge affecting both maternal health and infant care quality. This study explored the impact of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on anticipatory grief in mothers with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Conducted as a semi-experimental study in 2023, 70 mothers of chronically ill infants hospitalized for at...
Despite its global recognition, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) remains under-explored in terms of cultural adaptation and effectiveness among older adults in non-Western contexts such as Indonesia, where depression is both prevalent and shaped by cultural perceptions. This study presents a culturally adapted MBCT approach for older Indonesians with depression to enhance its...
PLoS OneSeptember 30, 2025Orla Deegan, Mai Yoshitani, Brona M Fullen et al.
Background: Online pain management programmes have evidence as effective interventions for individuals with chronic pain. This study was a one-year exploratory follow-up of a parallel group feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) investigating the effectiveness of participating in an online pain management programme that combined Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and exercise...
The aim of this article is to present the educational potential of contemplative practices—mindfulness, silence, and reflection—in supporting the development of 21st-century competencies, commonly referred to as the 4Cs: creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. The starting point is the assumption that fostering these competencies in preschool and early primary education...
In today's times it is necessary to integrate a holistic understanding of the human body, remembering the importance that mind and emotions have in the physical appearance of the body. The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the benefits of consistent yoga practice and to assess the results of a few chosen articles that investigate the therapeutic effects of yoga....
While mindfulness meditation (MM) apps have gained popularity as a tool for promoting sleep, research focusing on bedtime mindfulness practice and app usage is limited. As the first step toward understanding the efficacy and mechanisms of such bedtime practice and to inform future investigations, the goal of this pilot study was to explore the feasibility of app-guided bedtime MM practice with...
Grief is a profound and universal human experience, yet its expression and management are deeply shaped by cultural, psychological, and spiritual factors. Traditional models such as the Kübler-Ross stages and the dual process model have contributed to understanding bereavement, but they often lack the transpersonal dimension that many individuals rely on for healing. Yogic philosophy,...
Recent calls for mindfulness measures beyond self-report abound, especially for children. Because breath awareness is central to many mindfulness practices, the breath counting task has been proposed as a behavioral measure of mindfulness for adults. In the current study, we investigated whether the breath counting task can also serve as a valid behavioral measure of children’s mindfulness. We...
Human desires and worldly pursuits are sources of suffering for individuals and society. The Buddha, time and again, taught that our freedom lies in our hands, more specifically in the boundaries of our minds. The heart of Buddhist practice to achieve freedom is a life of ethical conduct (sîla) and the practice of concentration (samâdhi) and wisdom (paññâ). The two meditation techniques to...
The most well known study on doing nothing concluded that being alone for 15 mins with nothing to do but think is aversive. Here we examine skilful doing nothing in the form of Stillness Meditation. Meditation-naive adult participants (N = 165) were randomly allocated to 15 mins of Stillness Meditation or one of two active controls (Focused Attention and Audiobook). Stillness Meditation...
This essay examines the unique dynamic meditation practice of running meditation (Lung-gom-pa) in Tibetan Buddhism. Drawing on historical records and contemporary interpretations, this essay analyzes the essence of this meditative practice and how Lung-gom-pa enables people to achieve a unity of body and mind while running at high speeds without fatigue, allowing them to continuously progress...
Meditation and psychedelics have separately been studied as powerful tools for probing consciousness through their capacity to deconstruct the sense of self. Yet, direct empirical comparisons remain scarce, particularly in expert meditators. Here, we report for the first time a case study in which an advanced meditator and Lama from the Mahāmudrā meditation tradition engaged in a traditional...
Behavioral SciencesSeptember 29, 2025Lan Jiang, Shang Zhang, Jinglin Li et al.
This study systematically examines the relationship between mindfulness and metacognition among Chinese college students through a person-centered analytical approach. Using latent profile analysis (LPA) of Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) responses, we identified four distinct mindfulness profiles: (1) High Observation/Low Non-reactivity, (2) High Awareness/Judging, (3) Moderately...
Loneliness is a key predictor for mortality and a risk factor for dementia. Meditation training appears to be a promising intervention for loneliness in older adults, but long-term randomized controlled trials with an active control group are scarce. To fill this gap, this secondary analysis of the three-armed clinical randomized controlled Age-Well trial compares the impact of an 18-month...
Currere and contemplation both offer resistance to the forces of efficiency, measurement, and control in education. While currere centers autobiographical inquiry to reconstruct self and society across nonlinear time, contemplation cultivates embodied stillness, relational awareness, and spiritual openness. Scholarship has explored each separately, yet little attends to what their generative...