International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH
September 17, 2026
Bharti Shukla, Bhupendra Singh Chauhan
In the current educational landscape, the holistic development of students is not limited to intellectual achievements alone; equal importance is being accorded to their social-emotional aspects. From this perspective, both a teacher's classroom management skills and their mindfulness practices play a decisive role in shaping students' personalities. The primary objective of this research is to...
Journal of Holistic Nursing
September 17, 2026
Shivani Badonia, Rajni Nautiyal, Vinod Nautiyal
Objective To map publication trends and the thematic, geographical, and collaborative structure of research on yoga, meditation, and related contemplative practices among nurses. Methods A bibliometric analysis was conducted using the Scopus database. The search combined terms relating to mental well-being, stress, burnout, quality of life, productivity, yoga, meditation, mindfulness, mind–body...
School Mental Health
September 17, 2026
Bryndís Jóna Jónsdóttir, Kristján Ketill Stefánsson, Ingibjörg V. Kaldalóns et al.
Abstract This study examines long-term changes in educators’ mental health skills (mindfulness, self-compassion, and self-efficacy) and mental health outcomes (stress, anxiety, and depression) following participation in a mindfulness-based intervention implemented as part of a whole-school approach in compulsory schools. Educators from five schools participated in a non-randomized longitudinal...
September 17, 2026
Aleksandar Uskokov
Abstract This chapter examines the doctrine of prasaṅkhyāna—a form of meditation appropriated from Yoga and integrated into pre-Śaṅkara Vedānta—as a response to a perceived insufficiency of scriptural knowledge for liberation. It begins with Bhartṛprapañca’s soteriology, which combines ritual and meditation through assuming dual entitlement of the individual Self for ritual and for knowing...
Frontiers in Neuroscience
September 17, 2026
Olivier Brown, Andra M. Smith, Molly Cairncross et al.
Rationale Concussion disrupts brain connectivity, and effective treatments remain limited. Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) may influence functional connectivity (FC) of networks affected by concussion, but pediatric trials are lacking. This study investigated whether an app-delivered MBI produced greater FC changes than a sham condition across the default mode (DMN), salience (SN), and...
Ecopsychology
September 17, 2026
Sarah E. Ahmadi, Camille L Garnsey, Erika K Osherow et al.
Yoga and meditation are increasingly used to promote mental health and well-being. Exposure to nature has also demonstrated effects on mental health, leading to the development of nature-based interventions. Combining yoga or meditation with nature exposure may have cumulative or synergistic effects. This systematic review aimed to examine the effects of outdoor yoga and meditation...
Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology
September 17, 2026
Erinne R. Benedict, Hannah-Rose Mitchell
Background: Mothers are often identified as the primary caregiver, thus at unique risk for psychological sequelae of their child’s cancer, including elevated posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). Studies have shown greater mindfulness is often associated with lower PTSS across populations. Methods: The current study examined associations between mothers’ mindfulness and its specific domains and...
Frontiers in Psychology
September 17, 2026
Diana Brito Pearmain, Mark Kennedy, Karoly Schlosser
BackgroundPostgraduate students are six times more susceptible to mental health challenges than the general adult population, making it imperative to identify effective initiatives to support them. This is particularly relevant for master’s and doctorate students undertaking distance-learning programmes as this is a dimension of the student experience that remains unexplored. Meditation...
Journal of Clinical Oncology
September 16, 2026
Yan Ma, Linda E. Carlson, Jennifer M Jones et al.
Sleep, fatigue, and pain are common symptoms in cancer survivors. Mindfulness-based cancer recovery (MBCR) and Tai Chi/Qigong (TCQ) are beneficial for these conditions, but have not been studied together. The Mindfulness and Tai Chi for Cancer Health (MATCH) study was designed to incorporate innovative design features, including patient choice, while evaluating two interventions for distressed...
International Journal for the Study of New Religions
September 16, 2026
Huong Quoc Nguyen
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have proliferated globally and demonstrably enhance mental health and wellbeing. Their relationship to sati, as presented in early Buddhist Nikāya literature, remains contested. This paper offers a systematic comparison of MBIs and sati across concepts, methods, and outcomes. Using a review of MBI protocols and textual analysis of key Pāli Nikāyas, it maps...