This paper takes the concept of sabbakāya-pat ̣isaṃvedī (“experi-encing the whole body”) in the Ānāpānasati Sutta as an anchor point to examine the interpretative differences between Theravada and some Selected Northern Buddhist traditions. Since the original canonical phrasing is brief and open-ended, it leaves ample room for the later interpretations. In the Theravada (Southern) tradition,...
Nurse EducatorOctober 20, 2026Amy E Delaney, Kim Y Martineau Jackson, Jennifer A Livesley et al.
Nursing students experience high levels of stress, highlighting the need for innovative curricular approaches that promote resilience and well-being. To evaluate the impact of embedding mindfulness micro-practices throughout a prelicensure Fundamentals and Health Assessment course on nursing students' resilience. Brief mindfulness activities were integrated into course modules. A...
Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) have been identified as a complementary treatment for children with ADHD. While there is a growing interest in developing MBIs in online formats, its application in parents is largely based on healthy populations. A two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) was designed to investigate the effectiveness of an online MBI (arm 1) compared with an online...
The study described in the source article was conducted to fill a gap in existing research, which has not explored how the full range of mindfulness components influence the relationship between occupational and organizational stress and mental health symptoms, or how self-compassion influences this relationship. This research shows that one facet of mindfulness – being non-judgemental about...
BACKGROUND: Effective and accessible approaches to prevent depressive relapse and reduce symptoms are crucial for addressing the major public health problem of depression among perinatal women. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Mindful Mood Balance (MMB) for Moms plus usual care (hereafter MMB for Moms)-a web-based mindfulness-based cognitive therapy programme customised for perinatal...
October 20, 2026Junling Gao, Yilin Zhang, Hank Leung et al.
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Portable electroencephalography (EEG) allows neural activity to be recorded from whole classrooms, but correlated activity across students can arise from shared instructions, parallel changes in arousal or common artefact rather than interpersonal coupling, and dyads within one class are not independent observations. In this exploratory analysis, single-channel frontal EEG was recorded during...
October 20, 2026Fedal Saini, Hagar Tal, Ruben Laukkonen et al.
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First-person reports reveal a surprising convergence between symptoms of depersonalisation disorder (DPD) and certain forms of advanced meditation (AM). In both, individuals describe a fading, and even disappearance, of the ordinarily stable sense of being an embodied self. Yet the experiential tone and functional consequences strikingly differ. In DPD this alteration is endured as distressing...
Chris Whittington, the founder of the School of Contemplative Life, in his book The Missing Peace invites the reader to engage with 43 short reflections and to practice an ancient way of meditation...
Mindfulness-based interventions are known to enhance emotion regulation and stress management, yet their neural mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Effective coping strategies for emotion regulation and stress management would be particularly beneficial for healthcare students, frequently exposed to highly stressful situations. Based on prior work implicating hippocampal-somatomotor...
Latar Belakang: Kecemasan merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan mental yang sering dialami lansia akibat perubahan fisik, psikologis, dan sosial yang terjadi selama proses penuaan. Kondisi ini dapat menurunkan kualitas hidup serta meningkatkan risiko gangguan kesehatan apabila tidak ditangani secara tepat. Salah satu intervensi nonfarmakologis yang dapat digunakan untuk menurunkan tingkat...