Despite rapidly growing interest in meditation, research has disproportionately emphasized short-term outcomes in novices and mindfulness-based practices, leaving advanced and long-term meditation largely unexplored. This review examines how sustained and skill-developed meditation practices positively shape well-being, interpersonal relationships, and emotion regulation. Following PRISMA...
Mindfulness, mindful eating and intuitive eating practices are associated with healthier eating and lower body weight. However, experimental research in this area has shown mixed effects on food intake and theoretical accounts are underdeveloped. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine the effect of mindfulness, mindful eating and intuitive eating interventions on food intake...
Depressive and anxiety symptoms are one of the leading causes of years lived with disability worldwide. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been shown to be one of the proven treatments for improving mild and moderate cases of depression and anxiety. However, there is still a gap regarding the feasibility and effectiveness of MBIs in the real world, especially in low- and middle-income...
Breathing meditation (BM), particularly when delivered via virtual reality (VR), has shown promise in reducing anxiety and stress and enhancing mindfulness. Recent evidence suggests that embedding rhythmic elements, such as temporally structured inhalation, exhalation, and breath-holding, may further regulate BM’s effectiveness. However, the specific role of rhythm in VR-based breathing...
Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder is frequently accompanied by persistent anxiety, hyperarousal, sleep disturbance, and impaired emotional regulation. Mindfulness-based interventions may support trauma-exposed patients by improving present-moment awareness, distress tolerance, and regulation of intrusive thoughts and bodily arousal. Objective: This study evaluated whether an eight-week...
PsyArXivJune 16, 2026Ido Shalev, Emily Hayun, Alal Eran et al.
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Whether a person feels overwhelmed by others' emotions or remains detached from them may depend not on how much empathy they have, but on the balance between the cognitive and emotional components of empathy. An imbalance between emotional and cognitive empathy, termed empathic disequilibrium, has consistently distinguished clinical from non-clinical groups across a range of conditions,...
EpilepsiaJune 16, 2026Shweta Soni, Karine Brochu, Paolo Federico et al.
Meditation has widely recognized psychological and neuromodulatory benefits, yet its effects on epileptiform activity remain unclear. This study examined whether novice meditation modulates interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy using intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG). Twenty-seven meditation-naïve patients undergoing iEEG monitoring...
IndigenousMIND-crafts is a culturally grounded, intergenerational mindfulness intervention designed for group therapy settings in Native American communities. Piloted with a Northeastern tribal nation, the program paired Elders and youth in weekend workshops that integrated mindfulness practices with traditional crafts such as corn husk dolls and finger weaving. Rooted in the IndigenousMIND...
This exploratory study examined the impact of the newly developed Mindful Breathing Program (MBP), a grassroots mindfulness-based intervention, on the social-emotional well-being of students and teachers in a K–12 public school district in the United States. Pre- and post-intervention measures assessed students’ levels of mindfulness, affect, social-emotional functioning, and prosocial...
The objective of the present study was to compare the effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on perceived stress and subjective well-being among female students diagnosed with Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). The research design was quasi-experimental with a pre-test/post-test design, including a control group. The statistical...