October 4, 2026
Saampras Ganesan, Antoine Lutz, Andrew Zalesky et al.
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Psychiatric disorders remain a major global health challenge, yet research does not adequately incorporate first-person lived experience. A central component of lived experience is the sense of self, which is often profoundly altered in psychiatric conditions and can serve as a prognostic phenomenological marker, particularly in psychosis. In psychiatry, the most minimal form of self, i.e., the...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
October 3, 2026
preprint
Evidence shows that Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is effective in reducing stress among nursing students, presenting a potential benefit for integration into nursing education programs.
Scientific Reports
October 3, 2026
Yi-Chun Lin, Chien-Chih Chen, Yu-Li Lan
Anxiety disorders are associated with psychological dysregulation and autonomic imbalance. Although mindfulness-based interventions and breathing training have shown potential benefits for anxiety management, evidence regarding their integrated psychological and physiological outcomes remains limited. To examine psychological and physiological changes following a four-week mindfulness-based...
Mindfulness
October 3, 2026
ZiYoung Kang, Youngdon Choi, Gun Ahn et al.
Abstract: Background: Divergent definitions of mindfulness complicate the interpretation of mindfulness-based intervention research. Some scholars suggest that incorporating insights from historical models of mindfulness in Buddhism may further enhance the benefits of mindfulness practices. Although these recommendations converge on some points, they diverge on others, warranting systematic...
Stanford Humanities Center
October 2, 2026
Marie Huber
Gardens abound in the Persian poetic imaginary and have been the site of symbolic overdetermination for more than a thousand years. Unlike the classical gardens of (other)wordly desire, however, there is a garden that resists domestication to the allegorical order: the stone garden is no self-contained utopia onto which our own longing for shelter from hostile forces can be projected. Instead,...
October 2, 2026
Barry Tse
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Introduction: Mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) are commonly organized around eight weeks, yet direct experimental evidence on the consequences of varying this architecture is sparse. In a contextual inventory of 39 established programs, 11 of the 15 with an unqualified fixed-week structure used eight weeks.Methods: This rapid review examined direct evidence on assigned program length, session...
JoLS Journal of Life Sciences
October 2, 2026
Paulo Gustavo Tenorio Do Amaral
Effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions on quality of life in women breast cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Breast.
Family Process
October 2, 2026
Shuang Lu, Christine T Y Ng, Renhui Lyu et al.
Parent and child sociocultural adaptation is essential to migrant family well-being, and community-based mindfulness training may support this process. However, evidence on mindfulness interventions for migrant families remains scarce, particularly those engaging parent and child simultaneously. This study evaluates a parallel parent-child mindfulness intervention targeting sociocultural...
Journal of Professional Nursing
October 2, 2026
Delia Linch, Kimberly Silver Dunker, Melissa D. Duprey et al.
metadata, and formatting for readability.This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form.As such, this version is no longer the Accepted Manuscript, but it is not yet the definitive Version of Record; we are providing this early version to give early visibility of the article.
medRxiv
October 2, 2026
Pierre Champetier, Anaïs Hamel, Stéphane Rehel et al.
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Abstract Study objectives Aging is associated with increased sleep complaints and changes in sleep architecture, microstructure and rest-activity rhythms. Meditation-based interventions have shown benefits on subjective sleep quality, but their effects on objective sleep parameters remain largely underexplored. This study investigated the effects of an 18-month meditation intervention on sleep...
JCO Oncology Practice
October 1, 2026
Dalnim Cho, S. Mama, Seokhun Kim et al.
278 Background: Mindfulness meditation has shown promise for reducing physical and psychological distress and enhancing quality of life in cancer patients. Although most prior work has focused on early-stage or non-metastatic patients (particularly women with breast cancer), growing evidence supports its feasibility and benefit in advanced cancer. Yet Black patients, who are disproportionately...
International Journal of Innovations in Science Engineering And Management
October 1, 2026
Objective: The aim of the current study was investigating the efficacy of a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)-informed Mindfulness intervention (DBT-MI) in reducing stress in schoolteachers. It is well accepted that teaching is a high-stress profession, and individuals who experience this may become burned out and perform poorly. This study aims to contribute with empirical evidence about the...
Journal of Educational Innovation and Public Health
October 1, 2026
Dona Ayu Anggela, Andriani Mei Astuti, Totok Wahyudi
Kecemasan adalah masalah emosional umum yang dapat menyertai pasien skizofrenia dan dapat memengaruhi kondisi psikologis serta fungsi sehari-hari mereka. Oleh karena itu, pendekatan non-farmakologis diperlukan sebagai bagian dari perawatan keperawatan psikiatri untuk mendukung manajemen kecemasan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kombinasi terapi pernapasan mindfulness dan...
Clinical Interventions in Aging
October 1, 2026
Zahra Kheirkhah, Fatemeh Fallahi, Khadijeh Sharifi et al.
Purpose: To determine the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on kinesiophobia in older adults with chronic knee osteoarthritis. Patients and Methods: This randomized clinical trial conducted among 56 older patients with knee osteoarthritis at health centers in Kashan, Iran, in 2024. Participants were selected via consecutive sampling and randomly assigned to either an intervention (n...
Placenta
October 1, 2026
Jorge López‐Tello, L. Youssef, Rubén Bermejo‐Poza et al.
Introduction Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is a promising non-pharmacological approach to improve mental health during pregnancy. This study examined whether maternal MBSR is associated with changes in placental metabolic and endocrine function. Methods Placental samples were collected from participants in the IMPACT BCN randomized clinical trial, assigned to either MBSR or control...
Stress and Health
October 1, 2026
Elaine Cristina Fontes de Oliveira, Sara de Pinho Cunha Paiva, Enrrico Bloise et al.
Women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) exhibit high levels of depression, anxiety, and stress, which negatively impact their quality of life. This randomized clinical trial evaluated the effects of an eight-week online Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBI), with weekly one-hour sessions, on psychological and biological markers of stress in 35 women with RPL. Participants were randomly...
International Journal of Versatile Research and Analysis
October 1, 2026
Dipendra Nath Subedi
This review synthesizes current empirical evidence on the impact of Rajyoga meditation on anger management in young adults, exploring its underlying psychological and neurobiological mechanisms.Rajyoga meditation, a distinct practice emphasizing soul consciousness and positive thinking, demonstrates promising effects on emotional regulation, stress reduction, and cognitive functions crucial for...
UWA Profiles and Research Repository
October 1, 2026
Sarah Moore
Medical students and junior doctors experience significant stress during their training. Mindfulness has been identified as a potential tool for mitigating stress and improving wellbeing in these populations. Recently, online mindfulness programs have been evaluated due to their perceived enhanced accessibility, flexibility and standardisation compared to in-person delivery. Undertaken in...
Psychophysiology
October 1, 2026
Alexander T. Duda, Adam R. Clarke, Robert J. Barry
Mindfulness meditation is often characterized as a state of relaxed alertness, yet the neural and autonomic processes that define this state remain unclear. This study examined concurrent electroencephalographic (EEG) oscillations and skin conductance level (SCL) during brief breath-focused mindfulness meditation, with a focus on temporal dynamics. EEG and SCL were recorded during 2 min of...
International Journal of Versatile Research and Analysis
October 1, 2026
Le Hong Linh
This paper offers an extensive comparative analysis of the twin practically and philosophically fundamental tenets of Buddhismsamādhi/dhyāna (meditation), paññā/prajñā(wisdom) and vimutti/mokṣa (liberation)as demonstrated respectively in the twin traditions of Theravāda and Mahāyāna. The kāyanagara because of this formed signifies that both coalesced from the teachings of the historical Buddha...