Studies in Asian Social Science
July 29, 2022
Kenneth L. Cavanaugh, Michael C. Dillbeck, David W. Orme-Johnson
This study outlines and empirically tests a field-theoretic view of consciousness and positive social change based on the ancient Vedic tradition of knowledge from India (Veda means “knowledge” in Sanskrit) as brought to light by the Vedic scholar and scientist of consciousness, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. In contrast to most contemporary theories of mind and consciousness originating in the West,...
Medicine
July 29, 2022
Si Myeong Lee, Hyo-Weon Suh, Hui-Yong Kwak et al.
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the meditation-based intervention on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Methods: The following databases were searched up to April 2021: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), EMBASE, Medline (via PubMed), PsycARTICLES, 4 Korean databases (Korean Medical Database [KMbase], Koreanstudies Information...
International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research Configuration
July 28, 2022
Abstract: The present problem of humans in the modern era is to adapt themselves to the changes. The pace of change in this technology society is increasing with such great intensity that the mind is neither able to imitate nor accept it easily. Due to not being able to accept all these changes, a person becomes unbalanced and does not see any way, due to which he becomes a pessimist as well as...
American Journal of Psychiatry
July 28, 2022
Joseph Wielgosz, Tammi R. A. Kral, David M Perlman et al.
21 citations
OBJECTIVE: Mindfulness-based interventions are widely used to target pain, yet their neural mechanisms of action are insufficiently understood. The authors studied neural and subjective pain response in a randomized active-control trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) alongside long-term meditation practitioners. METHODS: Healthy participants (N=115) underwent functional...
Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
July 28, 2022
Salomé Leça, Isaura Tavares
26 citations
Fibromyalgia is one of the most common causes of widespread chronic pain. It has a huge impact on the quality of life, namely because it appears earlier in life than most of the chronic pain conditions. Furthermore, emotional-cognitive distress factors, such as depression and anxiety, are a common feature in patients with fibromyalgia. The neurobiological mechanisms underlying fibromyalgia...
July 27, 2022
Robert W Roeser, Brian M. Galla, Rebecca N. Baelen
57 citations
preprint
This Research Brief was developed for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The number of school-based mindfulness programs (SBMPs) for students has been increasing over the last fifteen years. They’ve been developed for students from pre- kindergarten through high school (P–12 settings). While the reach of SBMPs is substantial, their introduction has outpaced research on their effectiveness...
Islamic Guidance and Counseling Journal
July 27, 2022
Sutarto Sutarto, Idi Warsah, Khusnul Khotimah et al.
4 citations
CAMS-R is a measurement instrument designed for normal adult participants. There have been a few studies conducting lingua-cultural adaptation of CAMS-R in the Indonesian context, but such studies have not touched on the discourse of Muslim mothers. Accordingly, this study aimed to conduct linguistic adaptation of CAMS-R by translating it into Bahasa Indonesia. Also, it aimed to examine the...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
July 26, 2022
Matthew Owens, Hannah L. I. Bunce
Novel approaches for children and young people (CYP) in the prevention and intervention of mental illness are needed and nature-based interventions (NBI) may be clinically useful. This proof-of-principle study tested the effects of a novel brief nature-based meditation on rumination, depressive symptoms and wellbeing in young people. Sixty-eight university students were randomised to one of...
Frontiers in Psychology
July 26, 2022
Aldijana Bunjak, Matej Černe, Emilie Lara Schölly
73 citations
This paper provides an overview of the mindfulness literature up until the end of 2020 by (a) uncovering its underlying intellectual structure, (b) identifying the most influential and popular themes, and (c) presenting new directions for future research on mindfulness. To this end, a systematic quantitative review based on bibliometric methods was conducted, which is perhaps less prone to...
Biology
July 26, 2022
Damisela Linares Gutierrez, Stefan Schmidt, Karin Meissner et al.
This study examined the effects of meditative states in experienced meditators on present-moment awareness, subjective time, and self-awareness while assessing meditation-induced changes in heart-rate variability and breathing rate. A sample of 22 experienced meditators who practiced meditation techniques stressing awareness of the present moment (average 20 years of practice) filled out...