Journal of Religion & Film
April 1, 2023
Wanda E Avila
1 citation
Baraka: A World Beyond Words (1992) is a guided meditation that aims to induce the transcendent experience in the viewer. Through the eyes of a Zen Buddhist monk, the viewer is invited to meditate on the various phenomena that testify to the existence of the transcendent (the first eight chapters), to experience the everyday world where the transcendent is painfully absent (the next eleven...
Mindfulness
April 1, 2023
Stella Kümmerle, Thomas Heidenreich, Meike Müller-Engelmann
Abstract Objectives Despite various methodological concerns, previous studies mainly use questionnaires to assess mindfulness. Following a multi-measurement approach, the present study aimed to evaluate the added value of an experience-sampling measure in the context of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Method Data were collected in a PTSD group, depression group, and control...
Psychological Medicine
April 1, 2023
Eric L Garland, Spencer T Fix, Justin Hudak et al.
51 citations
Neuropsychopharmacologic effects of long-term opioid therapy (LTOT) in the context of chronic pain may result in subjective anhedonia coupled with decreased attention to natural rewards. Yet, there are no known efficacious treatments for anhedonia and reward deficits associated with chronic opioid use. Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), a novel behavioral intervention combining...
Mindfulness
April 1, 2023
Carly Hunt, Janelle E. Letzen, Samuel R Krimmel et al.
9 citations
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have emerged as promising prophylactic episodic migraine treatments. The present study investigated biopsychosocial predictors and outcomes associated with formal, daily-life meditation practice in migraine patients undergoing MBI, and whether augmented mindfulness mechanistically underlies change. Secondary analyses of clinical trial data comparing a...
Mindfulness
April 1, 2023
Charlotta Simonsson, Richard Chambers, Peter S. Hendricks et al.
15 citations
Previous research has investigated potential synergies between classic psychedelics and meditation practice, but relatively little remains known about the relationship between classic psychedelic experiences and engagement with meditation practice.The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between classic psychedelic experiences and engagement with two popular types of...
Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
March 31, 2023
Mi Yu, Sang-Il Youn, Hee-Wook Weon
This study analyzes the effects of a singing bowl loving-kindness meditation program on life stress and EEG of adults. Two male and five female adult subjects between the ages of 40 and 64 years voluntarily participated in the study. The intervention period was 60 minutes per day for 7 days, from August 7 to August 13, 2022. Each session comprised a 20-minute introduction of 'self-reflection',...
Current Psychology
March 30, 2023
Jai Meynadier, J. Malouff, Natasha M. Loi et al.
Problematic social media use consists of use that interferes with individuals’ functioning, such as for example in failing to complete important tasks. A number of studies have investigated the association of trait mindfulness with problematic social media use. This meta-analysis synthesised research from 14 studies and a total of 5355 participants to examine the association between mindfulness...
The Korean Tea Society
March 30, 2023
Jooyoung Jang
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a tea-meditation program on the daily stress levels of children in community child centers in G-city, G-do. The study comprised an experimental group of 14 children and a control group of 14 students and was based on the loving-kindness and compassion tea-meditation program of Wonheo Ji-woon’s Jabi-dasun. The study covered 5 sessions of 10...
Wonkwang University Legal Research Institute
March 30, 2023
Zi Soo ZEN
The Constitution guarantees freedom of religion. It is doubtful whether meditation is included in the protection of religious freedom. Traditionally, meditation has been used as a means to achieve religious goals. Modern meditation is losing its religiosity. In other words, modern meditation is changing into secularity, popularity, and industrialization. The secularization of meditation calls...
Journal of Cognitive Enhancement
March 30, 2023
Sara Bitton, Alex Chatburn, Maarten A. Immink
4 citations
Previous investigations into the effect of mindfulness meditation on false memory have reported mixed findings. One potential issue is that mindfulness meditation involves different styles that establish distinct cognitive control states. The present work aimed to address this issue by comparing the effects of single-session focused attention (FAM) and open monitoring (OMM) mindfulness...