Scientific ReportsOctober 24, 2025Ling Yut Hooi, Po Ling Chen, Kok Wei Tan et al.9 citations
In recent years, there has been an increase in research on the effect of mindfulness meditation-based intervention on mental health 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 . Meditation is an umbrella term that involves a variety of mental practices 8 , 9 . Meditation can be used to define the state of consciousness or as the techniques used in mental training 10 , 11 , 12 . Meditation is easy to learn and...
Introduction: This research determines mindfulness meditation promotes psychological recovery and lessen burnout amongst top-level tennis athletes. It also examines the modifying effect of psychological resilience on this association. Methods: The use of a quantitative cross- sectional design was used where 120 of the top and famous tennis players participated (mean age = 24.8 years). They were...
Background/Objectives: While the benefits of mindfulness are well-documented, limited research has examined its specific impact on achievement emotions, emotion regulation, and empathy among nursing students. This study aimed to investigate the effect of a mindfulness-based class on mindfulness, achievement emotions, emotion regulation, and empathy in nursing students. Methods: A one-group,...
Stress is a major health issue in contemporary society, and mindfulness-based approaches reduce stress and anxiety but face practical barriers to consistent practice; this protocol evaluates a Virtual Reality (VR)-based observation meditation programme with an artificial intelligence (AI) coach ('Otti') that delivers real-time empathic, tailored prompts to support present-focused attention and...
Objectives: Recent research has documented a range of challenging, distressing, or impairing experiences that can result from Buddhist meditation practices (Lindahl et al.). The present study investigates the impact of dietary changes on the trajectories of Western Buddhist meditators who reported meditation-related challenges. Methods: Interviews were conducted with 68 Western Buddhist...
October 23, 2025Takeshi Hamamura, Min Maung, Anuradha Baminiwatta et al.1 citation
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Objectives: Mindfulness is now widely studied and applied in psychology, yet its use and adaptation in non-Western contexts remain underexplored. This study examines how mindfulness is discussed and studied within Japanese scholarly literature. Methods: A two-pronged approach was employed: a scoping review of English-language publications to identify prevailing research patterns (Study 1), and...
BACKGROUND/ OBJECTIVES: Mindfulness practice has been widely adopted by healthcare staff, being grounded in evidence and supported by national guidelines. However, certain fundamental factors are not well understood, including attitudes towards mindfulness in-groups. The aim of this project was to explore the nature of social identification with mindfulness in-groups in relation to engagement...
A Preliminary Investigation Into the Moderating Effects of Relationship Factors on Improvements in Sexual Desire and Distress Following Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder.
medRxivOctober 22, 2025Matthew A Aldridge, Nanda Cara, Alan Simpson et al.
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Abstract Second-generation mindfulness-based interventions (SG-MBIs) extend typical mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) by grounding them in Buddhist epistemological and pedagogical frameworks and integrating additional Buddhist-derived practices. Systematic reviews show that MBIs can reduce burnout, distress, anxiety, depression and stress among university students—an issue of increasing...
Practicing breathing can enhance an individual's antioxidant status in addition to helping them cope with life's pressures. An increase in antioxidant status is useful in reducing many free radicals that are formed when the food is processed by our body or when we are constantly around things like pollution, smoke, etc. Due to the less oxidation states in the body, the practitioner gets a boost...