Education worldwide is undergoing significant structural changes driven by stress, technological overload, behavioural problems, declining attention spans, and reduced emotional resilience among learners. This paper proposes a conceptual framework demonstrating how the systematic practice of Rajyoga meditation can serve as a catalyst for profound transformative change within educational systems.
Hypertension remains one of the major health issues worldwide. More women than men suffer from hypertension. Hypertension is not only caused by physical factors and lifestyle but is also significantly influenced by psychological factors such as stress. Stress can increase blood pressure and affect a person's physical and psychological functions, leading to a decline in their quality of life....
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat regulasi emosi siswa sebelum dan sesudah diberikan layanan bimbingan kelompok dengan teknik mindfulness, menganalisis perbedaan regulasi emosi sebelum dan sesudah perlakuan, serta menguji pengaruh layanan tersebut terhadap peningkatan regulasi emosi siswa di SMAN 5 Pekanbaru. Penelitian menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan desain pre-eksperimen...
Abstract Given the growing burden of mental health disorders, the use of smartphone-based mindfulness meditation applications has drastically increased. However, such applications have failed to attract a substantial base of male users and suffer from poor adherence across genders, which might be due to a lack of basic psychological need satisfaction (BPNS), a determinant of intrinsic...
Objectives: Exposure to appearance-focused social media often leads to body image disturbance among young women. One promising intervention to lessen this negative impact is mindfulness meditation. This study aimed to determine whether a brief mindfulness meditation intervention could mitigate the adverse effects of exposure to appearance-focused social media content on body image and mood in...
HealthcareJanuary 4, 2026Milena Consorte, Elena Morotti, Fabio Nanni et al.1 citation
Background/Objectives: Mindfulness is a meditative practice that increases levels of awareness and attention. Introducing this practice into the curricula of nursing students could improve the relationship with patients and promote students' well-being. This scoping review aims to map the literature on mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) administered to nursing students to promote their...
Pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini bertujuan mengimplementasikan dan mengevaluasi Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) sebagai strategi pengelolaan stres dan dukungan regulasi emosi pada lansia dengan diabetes melitus tipe 2 di Desa Bangun Rejo. Kegiatan menggunakan desain quasi-eksperimental satu kelompok pre–post. Sebanyak 25 lansia dengan diabetes melitus tipe 2 dipilih bersama kader...
Emotion regulation is essential for psychological development, and mindfulness has shown promise in enhancing emotional, cognitive, and physiological outcomes. However, traditional mindfulness practices can be challenging for children. Virtual reality offers an engaging platform to improve adherence, but its impact on children remains underexplored. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness...
Chronic pain affects many cancer survivors yet remains underdiagnosed and inadequately managed. Existing treatments (e.g., opioids, NSAIDs) carry risks like addiction and limited long-term relief, while non-pharmacological options show modest effectiveness. Given these limitations innovative, evidence-based interventions are needed. Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), a multimodal...
Abstract In this essay the author reflects on the disturbing sentiment that is evoked as a result of the scale and pace of recent technological advancements as well as the questions that these raise in our understanding of human consciousness underpinning humanistic philosophy and current societal and political developments. He offers an overview of some of these technologies, including...
Introduction: Engaging community members and context experts is increasingly recognized as key to developing research that is responsive to community needs. Here, we describe a protocol for incorporating stakeholder feedback using rapid qualitative techniques into OPTIMUM (Optimizing Pain Treatment In Medical settings Using Mindfulness), a pragmatic clinical trial comparing a...
Mindfulness is a cognitive and attitudinal process that enables individuals to focus on their present experiences and accept them without judgment. It involves awareness of emotions, thoughts, and bodily sensations, grounded in three essential components: intention, attention, and attitude. Intention defines the purpose of the practice, attention fosters present-moment awareness, and attitude...
This study investigates the effectiveness of a 5-day intensive Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program in enhancing emotional well-being, reducing depressive symptoms, and improving mindfulness awareness. Addressing the limited evidence on condensed mindfulness formats, twelve adult participants completed validated pre- and post-intervention assessments, including the Emotional...
Friend and/or family caregivers (FCGs) of those with terminal cancer are heavily relied upon to address the emotional and physical needs of the patient facing death. Although increasing research has focused on testing supportive interventions for FCGs who deliver home-based care at end of life, limited attention has targeted strategies that support grief processing for bereaved FCGs during the...
To evaluate the association of a short-term mindfulness-based stress reduction program combined with auricular acupressure with preoperative sleep fragmentation, anxiety, pain, and physiological stress responses in patients with spinal metastases using a retrospective quasi-experimental before-and-after design. This retrospective quasi-experimental before-and-after cohort study included...
To evaluate the effects of mindfulness meditation combined with eCASH-based nursing on perioperative pain and early recovery in patients with preeclampsia undergoing cesarean section. This retrospective study included 107 patients with preeclampsia who underwent cesarean section. According to the perioperative nursing intervention received, patients were assigned to a control group (n=53,...
Psychedelics and meditation can facilitate transformative experiences with acute changes in sensory processing and self-perception, but research about their relation to narrative and affective-attitudinal body image remains limited. We examined body image themes in psychedelic and meditative experience narratives, compared these between experience types, and examined their associations with...
This study aims to explore the clinical efficacy of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) combined with ear triple therapy in improving blood pressure, symptoms, emotions, and other multidimensional conditions of young and middle-aged patients with hypertension. Using convenient sampling, young and middle-aged patients with hypertension who visited Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Chinese...
Introduction. Mindfulness practices encompass a set of cognitive training techniques designed to develop mechanisms of voluntary attention and metacognitive control. Their application helps enhance the effectiveness of coping strategies under stress, reduce psychophysiological stress levels, and optimise self-regulation functions as well as overall psychological well-being. Aim. The present...
In the dual pathway model, executive dysfunction (EDF) and delay aversion (DEL) are key mechanisms underlying ADHD. This study aimed to develop and evaluate a pathway model to elucidate the mediating roles of trait mindfulness (TM), EDF, and DEL in mindfulness-based interventions' (MBIs) impact on ADHD symptoms. 120 adults (Mage = 25.11, SDage = 5.33) exhibiting elevated ADHD symptoms were...