Mindfulness-based eating awareness training (MB-EAT) decreases emotional eating behavior among Hong Kong university students: a randomized controlled trial.
This study examines occupational stress, mental health and job satisfaction among bank employees, with a focus on the role of yoga and meditation practices. The banking sector is characterized by high workload, performance pressure and technological demands which contribute to elevated stress levels among bank employees. The study adopts a quantitative descriptive design using primary data...
Meditation techniques from different traditions have been getting a lot of scientific attention in the recent years. This brief review examines the effectiveness of one such technique, Transcendental Meditation, across diverse populations.. The objective of this paper is to review the impact of Transcendental Meditation in Academic Institutes, Workplace, Military and Prison Rehabilitation. The...
Mindfulness-based programs (MBPs) are a promising approach to enhancing elite athlete wellbeing, yet little is known about the mechanisms through which they exert their effects. Guided by a critical realist approach, we qualitatively explored mechanisms of change during an 8-week MBP (the Mindfulness for Wellbeing program) delivered to 13 elite athletes (8 females, 5 males; M age = 22.23). Data...
Background: Population aging is driving a rapid rise in dementia cases worldwide, posing a major challenge for health care systems around the globe, including in the Netherlands. Digital multidomain lifestyle interventions, which target multiple lifestyle domains simultaneously, can protect against cognitive decline in at-risk older adults but struggle to sustain engagement. Addressing stress...
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is a robust, non-invasive biomarker of autonomic nervous system function and cardiovascular health. This comprehensive review synthesizes evidence from randomized controlled trials, longitudinal cohort studies, and meta-analyses published between 2000 and 2024 to evaluate the effects of yoga and meditation on HRV indices in diverse populations. Our analysis...
Academic stress is a serious issue for adolescents' mental health during higher secondary exams, and career-related uncertainty has reached its peak. Over-involvement in school can negatively affect attention span, sleep schedule, motivation, and, consequently, academic performance and overall health. Yoga and meditation are low-cost, culturally relevant mind–body strategies that can be...
Revista fisio&terapiaMay 21, 2026Flávia Saletti Grecco Dotoli, Isadora Piccolo Estevo
Mindfulness has become one of the most relevant approaches for promoting mental health in contemporary society, being widely applied in clinical, educational, and organizational contexts. It is characterized by the ability to focus attention on the present moment intentionally and without judgment, promoting greater awareness of internal and external experiences. This article aims to analyze...
Mindfulness refers to an individual's ability to pay attention to present experiences with openness and awareness. The Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) assesses five components: Observing, Describing, Acting with Awareness, Non-Judging, and Non-Reactivity. This study examined the factor structure an Arabic version of the 39-item FFMQ among two independent samples of university...
MindfulnessMay 21, 2026Stephanie H Cook, Erica P. Wood, Mariana Rodrigues et al.
Young sexual and gender minorities (YSGM) experience disproportionate stress and poor mental health compared to young cisgender heterosexual individuals which may, in part, be due to exposure to discrimination. An app-based mindfulness meditation program may be an easily accessible intervention through which to improve mental health and well-being among this population. We utilized the...